Poultry Market Report 2026

Poultry Market Overview

• Poultry market size has reached to $394.75 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $531.77 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3% • Growth Driver: Stable Economic Growth Fuels Expansion In The Poultry Manufacturing Industry • Market Trend: Advancements In Feed Additives Boost Animal Health And Efficiency • Asia-Pacific was the largest region in 2025 and Western Europe is the fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Poultry Market?

Poultry meat products are defined as food products that are slaughtered and used for human consumption by processing and preserving poultry meat by smoking, salting, fermenting, or adding any chemicals. The main types of poultry are chicken, turkey, ducks, and other poultry. Duck is the common term for a variety of waterfowl species belonging to the Anatidae family. Ducks are smaller and have shorter necks than swans and geese, which belong to the same family. The different types of products include fresh/chilled, frozen, ready-to-cook, ready-to-eat, and others, and have various natures such as organic, and conventional. It is distributed through various channels such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, convenience stores, e-commerce, and other distribution channels.

What Is The Poultry Market Growth Forecast?

The poultry market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $531.77 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for ready-to-eat poultry products, rising consumer focus on food safety and quality, expansion of e-commerce food delivery platforms, growing preference for sustainable poultry farming, increasing investments in advanced poultry processing technologies. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of antibiotic-free poultry production, rising demand for processed and value-added poultry products, growing focus on cold chain and packaging improvements, expansion of organic and free-range poultry offerings, enhanced traceability across poultry supply chains.

Global Poultry Market Segmentation

1) By Poultry Species: Chicken, Turkey, Ducks 2) By Product Type: Frozen, Ready-To-Cook 3) By Nature: Organic, Conventional 4) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets/Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, Food Services, E-Commerce Subsegments: 1) By Chicken: Broiler Chickens, Free-Range Chickens, Organic Chickens, Value-Added Meat Chickens (Marinated or Pre-Processed) 2) By Turkey: Commercial Turkeys, Heritage Turkeys 3) By Ducks: Meat Ducks, Pekin Ducks, Muscovy Ducks, Specialty and Heritage Duck Breeds, Free-Range and Organic Ducks

What Are The Drivers Of The Poultry Market?

Poultry manufacturing growth is aided by stable economic growth forecasted in many developed and developing countries. For instance, in April 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund, a US-based financial agency, the global economy is projected to maintain a growth rate of 3.2% in 2024 and 2025, consistent with the pace seen in 2023. Recovering commodity prices, after a significant decline in the historical period, are further expected to aid the market's growth. Developed economies are also expected to register stable growth during the forecast period. Additionally, emerging markets are expected to continue to grow slightly faster than developed markets in the forecast period. Stable economic growth is expected to increase investments in the end-user poultry industry, thereby driving poultry manufacturing during the forecast period. The increasing consumption of meat is expected to propel the growth of the poultry market going forward. Consumption of meat refers to the act of eating and using meat and meat products for dietary and culinary purposes. The increasing consumption of meat is boosting the poultry market due to growing demand for poultry meat products, health concerns, population growth, and increasing demand in developing and emerging markets. For instance, in July 2024, according to Carlisle Technology, a Canada-based hardware and software solutions provider in the meat industry, per capita chicken consumption in the U.S. was 98.90 pounds in 2022, projected to rise to 107.50 pounds by 2033. Therefore, the increasing consumption of meat is driving the growth of the poultry industry.

What Are The Drivers Of The Poultry Market?

Poultry manufacturing growth is aided by stable economic growth forecasted in many developed and developing countries. For instance, in April 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund, a US-based financial agency, the global economy is projected to maintain a growth rate of 3.2% in 2024 and 2025, consistent with the pace seen in 2023. Recovering commodity prices, after a significant decline in the historical period, are further expected to aid the market's growth. Developed economies are also expected to register stable growth during the forecast period. Additionally, emerging markets are expected to continue to grow slightly faster than developed markets in the forecast period. Stable economic growth is expected to increase investments in the end-user poultry industry, thereby driving poultry manufacturing during the forecast period. The increasing consumption of meat is expected to propel the growth of the poultry market going forward. Consumption of meat refers to the act of eating and using meat and meat products for dietary and culinary purposes. The increasing consumption of meat is boosting the poultry market due to growing demand for poultry meat products, health concerns, population growth, and increasing demand in developing and emerging markets. For instance, in July 2024, according to Carlisle Technology, a Canada-based hardware and software solutions provider in the meat industry, per capita chicken consumption in the U.S. was 98.90 pounds in 2022, projected to rise to 107.50 pounds by 2033. Therefore, the increasing consumption of meat is driving the growth of the poultry industry.

Regional Outlook

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the poultry market in 2025. Western Europe was the second-largest region in the poultry market. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in this market report are China, India, Japan, Australia, Indonesia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Zealand, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, Turkey, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa.

What Defines the Poultry Market?

The poultry market consists of sales of frozen chicken meat, fresh/ chilled chicken meat, canned chicken meat, frozen turkey meat, fresh/ chilled turkey meat, canned turkey meat, frozen duck meat, fresh/ chilled duck meat, canned duck meat, frozen rabbit meat, fresh/ chilled rabbit meat, canned rabbit meat, and other poultry meat. The companies in the industry package and distribute their products through various distribution channels to both individual customers and commercial establishments. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

What Key Data and Analysis Are Included in the Poultry Market Report 2026?

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