Bulgaria: Poultry and Products Annual Report
In 2018, Bulgarian broiler meat production grew by 10 percent and duck meat production increased by 18 percent over 2017. Bulgarian demand for poultry meat reached record levels. 2018 imports declined slightly for the first time in many years, while exports grew by 5 percent on higher broiler meat shipments to other European Union (EU) markets. Calendar year 2019 started with significantly higher broiler inventories. Chicken meat production during the first four months of 2019 was higher over the same period in 2018 and prospects for trade are favorable. Consumer demand is likely to remain strong, particularly given a likely decrease in pork production following African swine fever outbreaks during summer 2019.
