🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of poultry meat: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $1.37 billion of poultry meat in 2024 (592.2 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 8th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 225 countries. Value rose 8% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of poultry meat by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.37B | 592.2K t |
| 2023 | $1.26B | 600.6K t |
| 2022 | $1.53B | 590.8K t |
| 2021 | $1.09B | 573.9K t |
| 2020 | $1.05B | 674.6K t |
| 2019 | $1.02B | 580.1K t |
| 2018 | $1.02B | 621.1K t |
| 2017 | $1.17B | 702.2K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports poultry meat from
One supplier dominates: Brazil accounted for 61% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Russia grew fastest (+82% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $829.9M | 61% |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | $196.3M | 14% |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $155.5M | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $132.3M | 9.7% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $41.2M | 3% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $12.1M | 0.9% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $716K | 0.1% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $291K | 0% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $246K | 0% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $148K | 0% |
Types of poultry meat under HS 0207
| 0207.14 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | 51% |
| 0207.12 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | 49% |
| 0207.27 | Meat and edible offal: of turkeys, cuts and offal, frozen | 0.4% |
| 0207.13 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | 0.3% |
| 0207.42 | Meat and edible offal: of ducks, not cut in pieces, frozen | 0.2% |
| 0207.25 | Meat and edible offal: of turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen | 0.1% |
| 0207.45 | Meat and edible offal: of ducks, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, frozen | 0% |
| 0207.26 | Meat and edible offal: of turkeys, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0207.
Average import price of poultry meat
The average declared value was about $2.31 per kg, close to the world average of $2.08.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports poultry meat
Saudi Arabia exported $213.7 million of poultry meat in 2024 (66.7 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Most of it went to Kuwait (38%), United Arab Emirates (29%), Bahrain (21%). Among the main buyer markets, Iraq grew fastest (+421% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $81.3M | 38% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $61.3M | 29% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $45.5M | 21% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $7.8M | 3.7% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $4.4M | 2.1% |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $4.4M | 2.1% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $2.0M | 0.9% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | $1.2M | 0.6% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $991K | 0.5% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $965K | 0.5% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 0207: Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen.
Poultry meat trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of poultry meat imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported poultry meat worth $1.37 billion in 2024 (592.2 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import poultry meat from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Brazil (61%), Russia (14%), Ukraine (11%).
What is the average import price of poultry meat in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $2.31 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.08 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export poultry meat?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported poultry meat worth $213.7 million in 2024, mainly to Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain.
What is the HS code for poultry meat?
Poultry meat falls under HS heading 0207 (Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fre). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading poultry meat with Saudi Arabia?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Saudi Arabia trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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