Did you know that Slovakia's self-sufficiency in poultry meat production is only 58% ? This year's bird flu epidemic may worsen the situation even more. The Slovak company EU Poultry s.r.o. is helping to reduce the domestic deficit. In 2023, it provided 7.7% of the Slovak market's consumption.
Slovak agriculture and food are sectors that experienced difficult times during the transformation in the 1990s, but also after joining the European Union. For example, poultry meat consumption in Slovakia in 2023 was 24.2 kg per capita per year, which represents an annual volume of more than 130,000 tons of poultry per year. However, last year, only a little over 77,000 tons of poultry meat were produced in our country. The source of the data is the Union of Poultry Farmers of Slovakia.
Due to low domestic production, the Slovak market misses a third of its consumption every year, so that around 50,000 thousand tons are actually missing, which need to be imported. Consumption is increasing slightly year-on-year, which is related both to the revival of the gastro sector and to the fact that poultry meat is more affordable and healthier than pork or beef.
The Slovak company EU Poultry s.r.o. has a processing plant in Horné Saliby. In 2023, it processed 44,500 tons of imported poultry meat, with 10,000 tons going to the domestic market and the rest being distributed to business partners in 22 European countries. Of the total consumption of poultry meat on the domestic market, EU Poultry s.r.o. thus secured 7.7%.
"In the planned new plant in Bošany, we will create over 300 jobs and will produce exclusively value-added products, mainly heat-processed. We are again selling part of our production on the domestic market, where we are already cooperating with partners such as TESCO STORES, a.s. or METRO Cash & Carry SR s.r.o.," said Dmytro Borodavka, CEO and founder of EU Poultry s.r.o.
The largest poultry meat import to Slovakia came from Poland, which is also the largest producer in the EU. Ukraine, Hungary and the Czech Republic follow with a long way to go. In terms of exports, the order of countries is exactly the opposite, with the Czech Republic being the largest exporter from Slovakia.
About EU Poultry s.r.o.
We are a Slovak company, a specialist in the processing and distribution of high-quality chicken meat and meat products. We supply products to 22 European countries. Annually, we process more than 40 thousand tons of poultry meat. In the year 2023, we achieved revenues of more than 158 million euros. Our production and storage facilities have been located near the village of Horné Saliby since 2017. We creates almost 300 jobs. We are a member of the Slovak Poultry Union. You can find EU Poultry s.r.o. at https://poultryeu.eu/ and also on social networks like . YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn .