United Arab Emirates: Poultry and Products Annual
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) poultry sector continues to grow modestly. Total UAE 2015 domestic poultry meat production is expected to reach 45,000 metric ton, an increase of 5 percent over the previous year. Production in 2016 is expected to reach 46,000 MT. Almost 95 percent of poultry production is of whole chicken which is sold chilled. During the summer months when sales usually drop, nearly 5 percent of the production is sold frozen. Local production covers about 15 percent of the UAE’s total market demand. The remaining 85 percent is imported.
