According to a USDA-GAIN Report PL 2020-0048 released on November 18th, Poland increased turkey production in 2020 to 408,000 metric tons, one percent more than in 2019. Expansion in 2020 was impacted by COVID, responsible for a sharp reduction in ex-farm price from $0.69 per lb. live pre-COVID in March to $0.50 per lb. in August. Retail prices reflected decreased demand dropping from $1.12 per lb. in March to $0.95 per lb. in August.
Poland exported approximately 55 percent of 2019 production valued at $730 million. Major importers included the EU, China and Ukraine. For the first seven months of 2020 Poland anticipates exporting turkey products to the value of $365. Annualized this would be lower than in 2019 amounting to $620 million.