What is the price of chicken meat in Japan?

As of January 2025, chicken meat in Japan is US$ 1.39 per kg (192 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was Japan's global export rank for chicken meat in 2023?

Japan ranked #84 out of 95 exporters.

What was Japan's chicken meat production in 2024?

Japan produced 2,466,967 tonnes of chicken meat in 2024.

Chicken Meat Price in Japan - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Chicken Meat Prices in Japan

US$ 1.39 / kg

192 JPY / kg

MoM ▼ 78.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.39	192	▼ 78.5%	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the chicken meat price in Japan available is US$ 1.39 per kg (192 JPY).

Japan exported 1 tonne of chicken meat in 2023, valued at US$4,627, ranking #84 among 95 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports, with a -98.0% year-on-year change. The country produced 2,466,967 tonnes in 2024, holding the #11 spot globally and contributing 1.7% of world output, with a 3.5% increase from the previous year. The latest export unit value is US$1.3935 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - chicken meat in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Japan exported $4.6K (0.7 t) of chicken meat▼ 98% YoY. That ranks #84 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$4.6K

Export value

0.7 t

Export volume

#84 / 95

World rank

Global share

$6.48

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top chicken meat exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Brazil $1.85B · 55.2%
#2 Turkey $328.3M · 9.8%
#3 Ukraine $247.6M · 7.4%
#4 Poland $199M · 5.9%
#5 France $179.7M · 5.4%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$4.6K	0.7 t	$6.48
2022	$236K	178.2 t	$1.32
2021	$41.1K	24.4 t	$1.68
2020	$827.6K	662.7 t	$1.25

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Japan produced 2.47 Mt of chicken meat in 2024▲ 3.5% YoY. It ranks #11 among producing countries (1.7% of world output).

2.47 Mt

mi_production

0.29 t/ha

Yield

#11

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

chicken meat is traded under Harmonized System code 0207.12. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO). Values are official reported figures.

Japan chicken meat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of chicken meat exported by Japan in 2020 was 20,580 tons. In 2019 Japan exported 19,152 tonnes of chicken meat. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Japan chicken meat (meat category) has decreased, with a change of -2.156 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chicken meat's exports decreased by -5.36 pc bringing Japan US$39.36m for the year 2019. Japan's chicken meat exports are categorised as:

Frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020714)
Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excluding sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160232)
Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020713)
Fresh or chilled fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020711)
Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)

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Japan chicken meat export values

In 2019, Japan shipped chicken meat costing 39.36m USD, an increment of 3.26% from 2018's total chicken meat export of 38.116m USD. The yearly increase in value of Japan chicken meat between 2017 to 2018 was 3.055%.

The per year change in the volume of Japan's chicken meat exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.36% compared to a variation of -2.156% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Japan chicken meat ( in '000$ )

Japan's leading destinations for chicken meat are Cambodia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Japan brought in 2,151,144 tonnes of chicken meat in 2019.

Chicken Meat Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest chicken meat prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$1.10/kg Vietnam$1.80/kg Malaysia$1.64/kg China$2.47/kg Philippines$2.34/kg Thailand$1.65/kg Azerbaijan$8.82/kg Sri Lanka$2.22/kg Tajikistan$1.49/kg India$1.92/kg Lao (Laos)$1.53/kg South Korea$1.36/kg Indonesia$2.13/kg Hong Kong$2.48/kg Uzbekistan$1.39/kg

Other Meat Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other meat in Japan:

Pork$9.29/kg Beef$7.95/kg Goat Meat$4.88/kg Mutton$4.88/kg Pig Fat$2.59/kg

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