Saudi Arabia: Poultry and Products Annual
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Chicken meat production in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach 650,000 MT in 2018, and is projected to increase to 700,000 MT in 2019. Chicken meat consumption this year is estimated at 1.2 million MT. Chicken meat consumption in the Kingdom fell this year is due to the departure of expats from the Kingdom and lower imports due to a ban on stunning poultry - which was put into effect on June 1. Total Saudi broiler meat imports in 2018 are expected decline to by about 19 percent to 575,000 MT compared to 2017.
