WITH the Philippines strengthening its food safety system, Poland is training the spotlight on the European Union’s production standards in its poultry sector to expand bilateral trade.
The National Poultry Council-Chamber of Commerce (KRD-IG) organized a study mission to Poland for representatives of the Philippine food industry last June as part of the ‘European Poultry-From Our Farms to Your Tables’ campaign, co-funded by the EU.
This, after the Philippine government signed into law the Animal Industry Development and Competitiveness Act in 2025, which the KRD-IG said reflected the growing importance of food safety and supply chain transparency in international trade.
‘The Philippines is one of the most promising markets outside the EU for the Polish poultry industry,’ KRD-IG President Dariusz Goszczynski said.
‘We are pleased with the strong interest in the European production and food safety standards presented during the mission. We believe direct meetings with Philippine industry representatives will support further growth in trade,’ he added.
As such, the study mission to Poland focused on food safety, product traceability, and veterinary supervision in the European poultry sector.
The delegation learned about the European poultry production system and veterinary supervision rules at the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Experts also discussed risk-based controls, export certification, and systems designed to ensure traceability across the supply chain.
Furthermore, the study mission included production-site visits, which helped show how European quality and food safety standards work in practice.
Delegates also explored quality control and traceability systems and discussed opportunities to expand trade between the EU, including Poland, and the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Goszczynski said the group is working to scale down further the county-level regionalization scheme for bird flu to the municipal level to enable more efficient trade in poultry products.
‘We are also working to establish regionalization within the smallest possible area accepted by the Philippine authorities, which will be another important step towards expanding Polish poultry exports,’ Goszczynski said.
After receiving a system accreditation from the Department of Agriculture (DA) in 2023, Poland has also secured a regionalization agreement with the Philippines for poultry.
According to KRD-IG, the Philippines is becoming an ‘increasingly important market’ for the European poultry sector.
Citing DG AGRI’s European Commission data, the group said Philippine imports of poultry meat from the EU reached 67,296 metric tons (MT) in 2025, compared with 3,486 MT two years earlier.
Poland is the third-largest supplier of chicken meat, particularly mechanically deboned meat (MDM) shipments, to the Philippines.