What is the price of chicken meat per kilogram/pound in India today?
The retail price range for India chicken meat is between US$ 2.16 and US$ 4.70 per kilogram or between US$ 0.98 and US$ 2.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chicken meat in India
The retail price range in Indian Rupee for chicken meat is between INR 178.64 and INR 389.77 per kilogram or between INR 81.02 and INR 176.76 per pound(lb) in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for India chicken meat is between US$ 1.51 and US$ 3.29 per kilogram or between US$ 0.68 and US$ 1.49 per pound(lb).
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India Chicken Meat Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Chicken Meat from India over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was at its lowest point of 1.11 US$ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 1.26 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped again to 1.23 US$ per kg, before rising to 1.41 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then increased again to 1.61 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Chicken Meat from India will be 1.77 US$ per kg in 2023 and 1.93 US$ per kg in 2024.The exports of chicken meat from India are categorised as:
- 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 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)
- Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)
India Chicken Meat Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chicken Meat into India has seen a steady trend over the last five years. In 2017, the price was at its lowest at $1.11, before increasing to $1.26 in 2018 and $1.23 in 2019. In 2020, the price rose to $1.41, before reaching its highest point of $1.61 in 2021. This suggests that the import price of Chicken Meat into India is likely to remain at a relatively high level in the near future. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Chicken Meat into India will be around $1.63 in 2023 and $1.65 in 2024.Export values for India chicken meat
The total values in export for chicken meat in India were US$ 6,207, US$ 4,038, US$ 8,544 and US$ 6,311 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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India chicken meat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 India exported 5,141 tonnes of chicken meat. Across 2019 alone, the demand for India chicken meat (meat category) has gone down, flactuating by -24.442 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chicken meat's exports went up by 41 pc bringing the country US$6.31m for the year 2019. India's chicken meat exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020713)
- Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)
- Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excluding sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160232)
- Frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020714)
- Fresh or chilled fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020711)
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India chicken meat export values
In 2019, India sold chicken meat valued at 6.31m USD, a decrease of -26.15% from 2018's total chicken meat export of 8.544m USD. The annual change in value of India chicken meat between 2017 to 2018 was 111.59%.
The yearly change in the amount of India's chicken meat exports between 2017 and 2019 was 41 percent compared to a variation of -24.442% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for India chicken meat ( in '000$ )
India's best performing export markets for chicken meat are Uganda, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bhutan and Kuwait.
India imported 5,141 tonnes of chicken meat in 2019.