Globally, US$2.71 billion worth of turkey meat was exported in 2023 comprising fresh, chilled and frozen products.

That dollar amount results from a 6% upturn since 2019 when overall turkey meat exports were valued at $2.58 billion.

Year over year, overall revenues from exported turkey meat slowed by -4.4% compared to $2.84 billion during 2022.

Over half (55.3%) of turkey exports in 2023 was fresh or chilled meat compared to 44.7% for frozen turkey exports.

Applying another product-based perspective, whole turkey exports at 6% represent a much smaller percentage compared to the 94% 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 2023, down -1.8% since 2019 and fell by -4.4% year over year from 2022.

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

1. Poland: US$476.1 million (31.7% of exported fresh turkey meat)
2. Germany: $282 million (18.8%)
3. United States: $199.5 million (13.3%)
4. Italy: $156.1 million (10.4%)
5. Spain: $85.6 million (5.7%)
6. Hungary: $70.7 million (4.7%)
7. France: $78.1 million (5.2%)
8. Austria: $45 million (3%)
9. Netherlands: $24.6 million (1.6%)
10. Belgium: $16.7 million (1.1%)
11. Ireland: $17.4 million (1.2%)
12. Croatia: $11 million (0.7%)
13. Denmark: $8.6 million (0.6%)
14. Slovenia: $6.5 million (0.4%)
15. United Kingdom: $4.4 million (0.3%)

 
By value, the above countries produced 98.8% of fresh or chilled turkey meat exports during 2023.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing fresh turkey meat exporters since 2019 were: Netherlands (up 93.6%), Croatia (up 69%), Belgium (up 60.9%) and Slovenia (up 28.1%).

Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported fresh turkey meat sales were led by: United Kingdom (down -71.7% from 2019), Hungary (down -23.1%), France (down -18.6%) and Ireland (down -18.1%).

Turkey Exports by Country: Frozen

Worldwide shipments totaled $1.21 billion worth of frozen turkey meat in 2023. That dollar amount reflects a 15.2% gain from 2019 but a -9.1% deceleration from 2022 to 2023.

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$286.1 million (23.6% of exported frozen turkey meat)
2. United States: $187.5 million (15.5%)
3. Brazil: $166.1 million (13.7%)
4. Germany: $92.4 million (7.6%)
5. Chile: $75.8 million (6.2%)
6. Netherlands: $57.2 million (4.7%)
7. Spain: $55.4 million (4.6%)
8. France: $53.2 million (4.4%)
9. Russia: $46.8 million (3.9%)
10. Canada: $39 million (3.2%)
11. Italy: $21.7 million (1.8%)
12. Ukraine: $21.4 million (1.8%)
13. Hungary: $20.1 million (1.7%)
14. Türkiye: $15.2 million (1.3%)
15. Portugal: $14.7 million (1.2%)

 
By value, the 15 countries listed above shipped 95% of all frozen turkey meat exports for 2023.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing frozen turkey meat exporters since 2019 were: Ukraine (up 9,807%), Russia (up 625.2%), Portugal (up 189.7%) and Brazil (up 125.2%).

Listed suppliers that posted declines in their exported frozen turkey meat sales were led by: Hungary (down -35.7% from 2022), United States of America (down -27.7%), Türkiye (down -27.1%) and Italy (down -22.8%).

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 28, 2024

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on November 28, 2024