Poland begins poultry exports to the Philippines
Poland has sent the first containers of poultry to the Philippines, with deliveries expected to perk up in the coming months. In the meantime, farmers insist on their demands to protect the domestic market from cheap imports.
The Philippines is a big market made up of 115 million people, Dariusz Goszczyński, president of the National Poultry Council, told local news outlet Portalspożywczy. The exports got a green light as a part of the agreement reached in 2023. Polish businesses share hopes that the supplies to the new market can further bolster the industry’s operational performance in 2024 and beyond.
Surprisingly, the global avian influenza epidemic was a factor that paved the way for Polish poultry to the Asian country. “We must remember that Brazil and the US are active in this market, so we have serious competitors out there. But the Philippines decided to reach out to Poland when the US had a big problem with bird flu and dramatically limited exports,” Goszczyński disclosed.
“Interestingly, when it came to light that the Filipinos have entered into negotiations with Poland [about poultry exports], the Brazilians swiftly lowered their prices,” Goszczyński noted.
Vladislav Vorotnikov | Poultry World
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