Bulgaria’s poultry meat demand reaches record levels

Consumer demand for poultry meat in Bulgaria reached record levels in 2019. Duck meat production, however, was severely affected by HPAI outbreaks in the country. Meanwhile, imports of broiler meat grew by over 10% due to favourable local demand. Prospects for 2020 are cautiously optimistic and highly dependent on Bulgaria’s Covid-19 situation. Bulgarian broiler production grew 2% in 2019, and based on data from January to March 2020, broiler slaughter increased just 0.4% and duck slaughter