China's poultry exports to Kazakhstan jump 570 percent as prices undercut rivals

Chinese poultry took 13,800 tonnes of Kazakhstan's first-half imports, up 570 percent year on year, at US$961 a tonne against US$1,489 for Russian product — price is now the deciding factor in a market that used to be supplied mainly from Russia and Brazil.

Figures from Kazakhstan's Bureau of National Statistics, reported by Poultry World on 14 October 2026, put Chinese poultry at 13,800 tonnes in the first half of 2026, a 570 percent increase, making China the country's second-largest supplier behind Russia and ahead of the United States and Brazil. Chinese product averaged US$961 per tonne, against US$1,489 for Russian, US$1,357 for US and US$1,308 for Brazilian poultry, while the average import price across all suppliers was about US$1,350 per tonne.

The same shift shows up in Russia. In August 2026 China exported US$21.9 million of poultry to Russia and imported US$21.5 million of Russian poultry, according to China's General Administration of Customs — the first month in years in which the flow reversed. Over January to August Russia still sold more to China (US$188.2 million) than it bought (US$154.7 million), but its poultry export revenue from China fell from US$322 million in the same period of 2025.

• The price gap: Chinese poultry landed in Kazakhstan at US$961 per tonne is about 29 percent below the average import price and about 27 percent below Brazilian product.
• Who it displaces: Brazilian and US volumes are losing share at the lower end of the frozen chicken market, while Russian suppliers hold the premium end.
• What it means for buyers: the origin mix in Central Asia is widening, so specification, certification and delivery reliability matter more than origin alone.

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Source: Poultry World, 14 October 2026, citing Kazakhstan's Bureau of National Statistics and China's General Administration of Customs.