China is projected to increase chicken meat production to 19 million tons by 2027, according to USDA data.

China's chicken meat production is expected to reach 19.0 million tons in 2027, driven by the expansion of white-breed broiler chicken farming and investments by large integrated companies in expanding production capacity, according to a report by the attaché. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) In Beijing. According to the document, the growth in domestic supply has outpaced the increase in consumption, reducing the need for imports and strengthening the performance of Chinese exports. Between January and May 2026, China's chicken meat exports totaled 546,000 tons, a 51% increase compared to the same period of the previous year. Given this scenario, the USDA The USDA revised its 2026 estimates upward, projecting production of 18.0 million tons and exports of 1.5 million tons. Conversely, the import forecast was reduced from 250,000 to 200,000 tons. The report also highlights that, following the presidential summit held in Beijing in May 2026, China reinstated market access for poultry products from 17 US states, based on the sanitary situation related to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Despite the partial reopening, the USDA assesses that the short-term impact on US chicken meat exports to the Chinese market should be limited, given the expansion of domestic production and China's reduced need for imports.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.