Ukraine: Poultry and Products Semi-annual

Post estimates chicken meat production and exports will increase in 2026 following the Ukrainian poultry industry's adaptation to war-related production issues. Post estimates decreased chicken meat production and exports for 2025 on industry-reported production and supply problems. Production declines affected Europe's largest poultry producer, MHP SE, headquartered in Ukraine, as well as smaller producers targeting domestic markets. Ukraine's exports to the European Union (EU) will remain robust but will be limited to the new tariff-rate quota negotiated in fall 2025. Growing chicken meat exports to the United Kingdom will continue, and it may surpass the Netherlands as Ukraine's largest single country export market. EU markets will also remain export destinations of choice due to geographical proximity and premium prices. The Russia-Ukraine war remains the major production and trade risk in 2026.