Globally, US$2.62 billion worth of turkey meat was exported in 2024 comprising fresh, chilled and frozen products.

That dollar amount results from a 20.5% advance since 2020 when overall turkey meat exports were valued at $2.18 billion.

Year over year, overall revenues from exported turkey meat slowed by -2.1% compared to $2.68 billion during 2023.

Almost three-fifths (58.8%) of turkey exports in 2024 was fresh or chilled meat compared to 41.2% for frozen turkey exports.

Applying another product-based perspective, whole turkey exports at 4.4% represent a much smaller percentage compared to the 95.6% for exported turkey cuts, pieces and edible offal.

For research purposes, the six-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefixes are 020724 for whole fresh or chilled turkey, 020726 for fresh or chilled turkey cuts and offal, 020725 for whole frozen turkey and 020727 for frozen turkey cuts and offal.

Turkey Exports by Country: Fresh

Worldwide shipments of fresh or chilled turkey meat totaled $1.54 billion worth in 2024, up 23.3% since 2020 and rose by 2.4% year over year from 2023.

Following are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh or chilled turkey meat.

1. Poland: US$493.4 million (32% of exported fresh turkey meat)
2. Germany: $255.6 million (16.6%)
3. United States: $248 million (16.1%)
4. Italy: $157.3 million (10.2%)
5. Hungary: $84.3 million (5.5%)
6. France: $78.5 million (5.1%)
7. Spain: $70.8 million (4.6%)
8. Austria: $38.7 million (2.5%)
9. Netherlands: $25.3 million (1.6%)
10. Belgium: $16.2 million (1%)
11. Ireland: $11.7 million (0.8%)
12. Denmark: $10.1 million (0.7%)
13. Croatia: $9.2 million (0.6%)
14. Canada: $7.1 million (0.5%)
15. United Kingdom: $6.9 million (0.4%)

 
By value, the above countries produced 98.1% of fresh or chilled turkey meat exports during 2024.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing fresh turkey meat exporters since 2020 were: Netherlands (up 162.9%), Poland (up 43.2%), Hungary (up 38.5%) and Croatia (up 31.2%).

Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported fresh turkey meat sales were: United Kingdom (down -36.3% from 2020), Canada (down -35.1%), Ireland (down -33.2%) and France (down -15%).

Turkey Exports by Country: Frozen

Worldwide shipments totaled $1.08 billion worth of frozen turkey meat in 2024. That dollar amount reflects a 16.7% gain from 2020 but a -12% year-over-year deceleration from 2023 to 2024.

Below, you will find the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of frozen turkey meat during the most recent annual reporting period.

1. Poland: US$239.9 million (22.2% of exported frozen turkey meat)
2. United States: $171.1 million (15.8%)
3. Brazil: $142.4 million (13.2%)
4. Germany: $80.9 million (7.5%)
5. Russia: $69.3 million (6.4%)
6. France: $58.3 million (5.4%)
7. Chile: $55.8 million (5.2%)
8. Spain: $49.3 million (4.6%)
9. Canada: $37.4 million (3.5%)
10. Netherlands: $37.4 million (3.5%)
11. Hungary: $22.3 million (2.1%)
12. Italy: $20.9 million (1.9%)
13. Ukraine: $18.4 million (1.7%)
14. Portugal: $11.4 million (1%)
15. Türkiye: $10.7 million (1%)

 
By value, the 15 countries listed above shipped 94.8% of all frozen turkey meat exports for 2024.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing frozen turkey meat exporters since 2020 were: Ukraine (up 8740.9%), Russia (up 427.5%), Brazil (up 123.2%) and Portugal (up 113%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported frozen turkey meat sales were led by: United States of America (down -21.8%), Türkiye (down -21.7%), Chile (down -8.2%) and Hungary (down -4.6%).

See also Chicken Exports by Country, Big Export Sales for Frozen Shrimps, Top Beef Exporting Countries and Pork Exports by Country

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on February 7, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on February 7, 2026