US poultry and egg exports have seen significant increases in 2021.

Greg Tyler, Chief Operating Officer for the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council tells Brownfield the industry saw exports increase in 2019 and 2020 when more consumers turned to poultry as the pork industry struggled with African Swine Fever.

“We are expecting an increase of about 20% in value over the 2020 levels and we will probably hit some records in a lot of our markets worldwide.”

He says they expected some challenges through the pandemic, but access to the Chinese market and fewer global trade issues have helped the US reach about 125 global markets.

…