More EU poultry supply will depend on import approval and feed costs

The European Commission’s new autumn outlook changes how poultry-meat availability in Europe should be read. For 2026, the Commission expects EU poultry-meat production to increase by 3.3%, while imports are projected to rise by 17.1% versus 2025. Beef is expected to move in the opposite direction, with output forecast to fall by 2.2%, while pigmeat production is projected to increase by 0.5%. Greater poultry presence in the market therefore does not result from a single lever.