How much chicken does China produce and export?

China's chicken production

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Share of world output over time

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 5.5%, 1970s 4.5%, 1980s 4.6%, 1990s 10%, 2000s 13%, 2010s 13%, 2020s 12%. See the concentration-over-time report.

China's chicken exports

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 0207 (Meat and edible offal of poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen).

China as a buyer of chicken

China imported $2.7 billion of poultry meat (HS 0207) in 2024, 7.7% of world imports, ranked #1. Of its $2.7 billion of chicken imports in 2024, 47% came from Brazil and 16% from Thailand, among 32 suppliers. Largest sources: Brazil (47%), Thailand (16%), Russia (16%), United States (12%), Belarus (7.2%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much chicken China uses

China's domestic supply of chicken was 26.2 million tonnes in 2023, 19% of the world's. Food supply was 19 kg per person a year, 78th highest of 143 countries with a million or more people. It produced 98% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 5%. FAO's item is "Poultry meat". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The chicken price China sells into

The benchmark price, US Gulf ports, broiler cuts, was $1.81/kg in September 2026, up 4% over twelve months. Its five-year volatility is 19% a year, calmer in 85% of its earlier five-year windows. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Chicken price history.