date:Aug 21, 2014
in West Africa this year.
In 2013, Saudi Arabia was the worlds largest importer of broiler meat, with a total of 875,259 MT and an increase of 10 per cent over imports in 2012. Broiler imports in 2014, however, are forecast to decline to 790,000 MT.
This decline is mostly attributed the rise in local production last year and a lower demand by food catering services this year.
In 2013, Brazilian exports accounted for about 79 per cent of the Saudi poultry meat import market, followed by expor