Saudi Arabia signs 27 poultry deals worth SAR 2.57 billion as Riyadh expo opens

Saudi Arabia signed 27 agreements worth more than SAR 2.57 billion (US$687 million) to expand poultry production and supply chains, announced as the Middle East Poultry Expo opened in Riyadh on 4 October 2026.

The deals were signed at the opening of the fifth Middle East Poultry Expo at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center, in the presence of Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadley, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The ministry said the agreements aim to develop the poultry sector, raise production efficiency, strengthen supply chains and expand investment partnerships.

Saudi poultry production is expected to exceed 1.5 million tonnes in 2026, with self-sufficiency rising above 76 percent, according to the government. Financing is part of the picture: the Agricultural Development Fund is presenting credit facilities for poultry producers and cooperatives at the exhibition, and had provided more than 1,575 loans worth SAR 10.4 billion to poultry projects by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

• Agreements: 27 deals worth more than SAR 2.57 billion (US$687 million), signed at the opening of the expo on 4 October 2026.
• Production and self-sufficiency: output expected to exceed 1.5 million tonnes in 2026; self-sufficiency above 76 percent.
• Financing: more than 1,575 loans worth SAR 10.4 billion to poultry projects, including SAR 5.24 billion for broiler operations and SAR 1.98 billion for egg-laying operations (to end-Q1 2025).
• Pipeline: a specialised poultry production site of more than 5 million square metres announced in Buraidah in August 2026.
• Scale of the show: more than 400 companies and exhibitors from 45 countries, with a first Poultry Industry Excellence Award covering biosecurity, production, social responsibility and international partnerships.

Rising domestic output serves a market that is still a structural net importer of frozen poultry and meat, and the investment wave also drives demand for feed, hatching, processing and cold-chain capacity. For regional buyers, the practical read-across is continued competition for supply into the Gulf alongside steady import volumes.

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Source: Saudi Press Agency report on the Middle East Poultry Expo, 4 October 2026, via Arab News; Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.