Globally US$2.57 billion worth of turkey meat was exported during 2019 comprising fresh, chilled and frozen products. That dollar amount reflects a -1.5% decline since 2015 when overall turkey meat exports were valued at $2.6 billion.

Over half (59.1%) of turkey exports were fresh or chilled meat compared to 40.9% for frozen turkey exports. From another product-type perspective, whole turkey exports at 5.8% represent a much smaller percentage compared to 94.2% 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 $1.5 billion worth in 2019, down -0.3% since 2015. Following are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh or chilled turkey meat.

1. Poland: US$484.4 million (31.9% of exported fresh/chilled turkey meat)
2. Germany: $258 million (17%)
3. United States: $223.6 million (14.7%)
4. Italy: $153.1 million (10.1%)
5. France: $95.9 million (6.3%)
6. Hungary: $92 million (6.1%)
7. Spain: $76.8 million (5.1%)
8. Austria: $39.6 million (2.6%)
9. Ireland: $21.2 million (1.4%)
10. United Kingdom: $15.7 million (1%)
11. Netherlands: $13.6 million (0.9%)
12. Belgium: $9.6 million (0.6%)
13. Denmark: $8.6 million (0.6%)
14. Croatia: $6.5 million (0.4%)
15. Slovenia: $5 million (0.3%)

 

 
By value, the above countries produced 99.1% of fresh or chilled turkey meat exports during 2019.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing fresh turkey meat exporters since 2015 were: Slovenia (up 44.7%), Spain (up 27.4%), Croatia (up 22.5%) and Denmark (up 20.1%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported fresh turkey meat sales were led by: United Kingdom (down -49.4%), Austria (down -37.3%), France (down -13.3%) and Hungary (down -8.5%).

Turkey Exports by Country: Frozen

Worldwide shipments totaled $1.05 billion worth of frozen turkey meat in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -3.1% setback from $1.08 billion in 2015.

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. United States: US$259.3 million (24.7% of exported frozen turkey meat)
2. Poland: $206.4 million (19.6%)
3. Germany: $79.4 million (7.6%)
4. Chile: $75.3 million (7.2%)
5. Brazil: $73.8 million (7%)
6. France: $61.3 million (5.8%)
7. Spain: $45 million (4.3%)
8. Netherlands: $35.4 million (3.4%)
9. Hungary: $31.2 million (3%)
10. Italy: $27.2 million (2.6%)
11. United Kingdom: $22.7 million (2.2%)
12. Canada: $21.3 million (2%)
13. Turkey: $20.9 million (2%)
14. Belgium: $14.9 million (1.4%)
15. Romania: $10.3 million (1%)

By value, the 15 countries listed above shipped 93.7% of all frozen turkey meat exports for 2019.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing frozen turkey meat exporters since 2015 were: Turkey (up 201.7%), Romania (up 54.2%), Poland (up 51.8%) and the United States (up 26.6%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported turkey meat sales were led by: Chile (down -49.2%), Brazil (down -47.5%), Canada (down -29.2%) and the United Kingdom (down -27.8%).

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 November 26, 2020

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on November 26, 2020