French chicken meat production also fell in CY 2023, as French costs of production remain relatively high. Over the longer term, chicken meat consumption is expected to grow as consumer preferences continue to favor chicken meat. Overall, with rising production costs across the EU, EU chicken meat exports are now generally less competitive, especially in African markets. The UK remains the largest market for EU chicken meat (up 1 percent), driven by strong exports from Poland and Germany that effectively compete with Thai, Brazilian, Chinese, and Ukrainian chicken meat. FLUID MILK: Milk production is steady to strong throughout most of the country, though contacts in the Pacific Northwest note weaker output in recent weeks.