Egypt poultry sector reaches 1.6 billion birds in production

Egypt's Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, opened the 7th Egypt International Poultry, Food Industries, and Feed Additives Conference. The minister highlighted the poultry sector as a pillar of national food security, noting that local production has reached 1.6 billion birds, a growth of over 14%, while table egg production has exceeded 16 billion eggs.

The ministry is pursuing a strategy focused on sustainable self-sufficiency and expanding exports, particularly to African markets. Egypt currently exports poultry products to approximately 35 countries. To support this, the ministry has worked with the World Organisation for Animal Health to certify numerous facilities as free from avian influenza, facilitating international trade.

In the domestic market, poultry prices have shown recent fluctuations. While some reports indicated a slight decrease in consumer prices for white chicken, other recent data shows a rise in farm-gate prices, with white poultry reaching 68 EGP per kilo in farms and between 78 and 85 EGP in markets. The sector represents investments exceeding 200 billion EGP and provides employment for approximately 3.5 million citizens.