Global Meat Consumption to Increase

Currently nearly 42 kilograms of meat is produced per person worldwide, but meat consumption varies greatly by region and socioeconomic status. In the developing world, people eat about 30 kilograms of meat a year.  But consumers in the industrial world eat more than 80 kilograms per person each year. Meat production is projected to double by 2020 due to increased per capita global consumption of meat and population growth. although this prediction may be dampened by the recent economic downturn. meat industry in light of this inevitable growth and is offering solutions to this global challenge. 

As key importing countries raise their own domestic output, this is expected to lead to greater competition for export markets. Global beef production is expected to remain unchanged from the previous two years at 67.5 million tonnes, with growth in developing countries offset by lower production in developed countries.

The global beef trade is anticipated to increase by four per cent to 8.1 million tonnes, driven by higher import requirements in the US and EU in response to short domestic supplies. Shipments to Russia are also expected to increase on the back of lower domestic output combined with an increase in import quota of reduced-tariff beef.  The United States is still the world's largest beef producer, but 56 percent of production now takes place in the developing world. 

Global pig meat production in 2012 is forecast to recover by three per cent to 111.7 million tonnes. This growth should be underpinned by reduced disease levels, stronger investment and favorable market returns, with China at the forefront of this expansion.  The FAO expects some marginal fall in EU pig meat production to 23 million tonnes in 2012 due to the EU welfare regulations that will take effect from the start of 2013. 

Mutton supplies are expected to increase slightly to 13.6 million tonnes. This is expected to relieve some of the tightness in global supplies. Most of the increase is expected to originate from non-meat trading countries in Africa and Asia.

Rising food prices are pushing consumers to choose cheaper cuts of meat, like chicken.   Global poultry output in 2007 was expected to reach 93 million tons, a 4-percent increase from the previous year.  

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