What is the price of chicken meat per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka chicken meat is between US$ 0.76 and US$ 1.72 per kilogram or between US$ 0.35 and US$ 0.78 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chicken meat in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for chicken meat is between LKR 235.32 and LKR 529.48 per kilogram or between LKR 106.72 and LKR 240.13 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka chicken meat is between US$ 0.54 and US$ 1.20 per kilogram or between US$ 0.24 and US$ 0.55 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Chicken Meat Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Chicken Meat from Sri Lanka has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.43 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it had risen to 1.44 US $ per kg. This represents an increase of over 230%. The highest price was seen in 2020, when it reached 1.13 US $ per kg. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price of Chicken Meat from Sri Lanka will continue to rise, reaching 1.63 US $ per kg in 2023 and 1.83 US $ per kg in 2024.The exports of chicken meat from Sri Lanka 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)
Sri Lanka Chicken Meat Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chicken Meat into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.43 US$ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 0.71 US$ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price rose to 1.13 US$ per kg, and then further increased to 1.44 US$ per kg in 2021. This represents a significant increase of over 200% from 2017 to 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Chicken Meat into Sri Lanka will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the import price per kilogram of Chicken Meat into Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 1.75 US$ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 2.10 US$ per kg.Export values for Sri Lanka chicken meat
The total values in export for chicken meat in Sri Lanka were US$ 1,316, US$ 1,728, US$ 918 and US$ 4,792 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka chicken meat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 2,000 tonnes of chicken meat. For 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka chicken meat (meat category) has increased, with a change of 1233.333 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chicken meat's exports reduced by -50.22% earning Sri Lanka US$4.79m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's chicken meat exports are categorised as:
- Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)
- Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020713)
- Fresh or chilled fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020711)
- Frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020714)
- Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excluding sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160232)
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Sri Lanka chicken meat export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka shipped chicken meat costing 4.79m USD, a surge of 421.79% from 2018's total chicken meat export of 0.918m USD. The annual growth in value of Sri Lanka chicken meat between 2017 to 2018 was -46.875 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Sri Lanka's chicken meat exports between 2017 and 2019 was -50.22% compared to a variation of 1233.333% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Sri Lanka chicken meat ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka's best performing destinations for chicken meat are Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and US.
Sri Lanka procured 414 tonnes of chicken meat in 2019.