However, the value of fresh chicken exports by country increased by an average 54.4% since 2021 when fresh chicken meat shipments were valued at $7.7 billion.
On the other hand, total frozen chicken meat shipments appreciated at a slower rate, up by 21.7% from $18.6 billion over the same 5-year period.
By value, the 5 largest exporters of fresh chicken are Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, United States of America and Germany. That leading quintet sold exceeding two-thirds (69%) of fresh poultry exported worldwide.
Exports of frozen poultry are modestly more concentrated than their fresh meat counterparts. The top 5 frozen poultry shippers (Brazil, United States of America, Thailand, Netherlands and Poland) generated 71% of globally exported frozen chicken meat in 2025.
Six-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code prefixes are 020711 for whole fresh or chilled chicken, 020713 for fresh or chilled chicken cuts and offal, 020712 for whole frozen chicken and 020714 for frozen chicken cuts and offal. The statistics from those four HTS code prefixes were consolidated for the following analysis.
In 2021, the percentage of all shipments for frozen chicken was 70.6% compared to 29.4% for fresh poultry meat. Five years later the percentage share for frozen poultry shipments in 2025 slowed to 65.4% while exports of fresh chicken advanced to 34.6% for 2025.
Fresh Chicken Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh or chilled chicken during 2025, encompassing both cut and whole fresh chicken.
- Poland: US$3.3 billion (28% of total fresh poultry exports)
- Netherlands: $2.3 billion (19.1%)
- Belgium: $1.1 billion (9.5%)
- United States: $1 billion (8.5%)
- Germany: $463.9 million (3.9%)
- Austria: $427.4 million (3.6%)
- Romania: $386.2 million (3.2%)
- Italy: $310.1 million (2.6%)
- Ukraine: $302.9 million (2.5%)
- France: $301.2 million (2.5%)
- Hungary: $279.4 million (2.3%)
- Spain: $268.5 million (2.2%)
- China: $229.6 million (1.9%)
- Saudi Arabia: $183.2 million (1.5%)
- United Kingdom: $99.6 million (0.8%)
By value, the above countries produced 92.3% of fresh chicken exported during 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of fresh poultry since 2021 were: Romania (up 219.6%), Ukraine (up 196.4%), Austria (up 121.3%) and Poland (up 108%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported fresh poultry sales were led by: China (down -21.3%), United Kingdom (down -13.5%), Germany (down 0.9%) and France (down 20.8%).
A pair of competitors posted declines in their exported fresh poultry sales, namely mainland China (down -21.3% from 2021) and the United Kingdom (down -13.5%).
Frozen Chicken Exports by Country
Fresh chicken meat export leaders Poland, Netherlands and the United States of America also make the list of major frozen chicken exporters below. However, they fall far behind Brazil in topping international sales of frozen poultry.
The following list showcases the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of frozen chicken during 2025.
- Brazil: US$8.6 billion (38% of total frozen poultry)
- United States: $3.2 billion (14.2%)
- Thailand: $1.42 billion (6.3%)
- Netherlands: $1.42 billion (6.3%)
- Poland: $1.4 billion (6.2%)
- mainland China: $883.8 million (3.9%)
- Russia: $746.8 million (3.3%)
- Ukraine: $717.1 million (3.2%)
- Türkiye: $651.3 million (2.9%)
- Chile: $431.4 million (1.9%)
- Spain: $291.9 million (1.3%)
- Germany: $266.3 million (1.2%)
- France: $259.5 million (1.1%)
- Belgium: $198.1 million (0.9%)
- United Kingdom: $187.6 million (0.8%)
- Hungary: $155.6 million (0.7%)
By value, the 15 countries listed above shipped 92.2% of all exports for frozen chicken meat during 2025.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of frozen poultry since 2021 were: mainland China (up 282.3%), Hungary (up 109.3%), Germany (up 68.4%) and Thailand (up 61%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported frozen poultry sales were: Türkiye (down -19.6% from 2021), Belgium (down -11.4%), United States of America (down -6%) and Chile (down -1.4%).
See also Top Fresh or Frozen Chicken Imports by Country, Big Export Sales for Frozen Shrimps, Top Beef Exporting Countries, Pork Exports by Country and Top Red Meat Exporters Ranked by Dollar Value
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on June 8, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on June 8, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 8, 2026