Global poultry market trends and forecasts2015

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Poultry market outlook summary Production: • Growth in output will be greatest in developed countries, led by the U.S., China

and Brazil.• The market will be influenced by high input costs, animal disease and tougher

regulations.

Consumption:• Nearly 134 million metric tons of poultry meat will be consumed in 2023

compared to 106 million metric tons averaged in 2011-13.• The market will be influenced by a higher population, changing diet preferences

and rising incomes.

Trade:

• Poultry comprised 43 percent of all meat traded in 2014.• Meat trade expansion is forecast to grow at a slower pace over 2014-23

compared to previous decade due to greater domestic production in developing and least-developed countries.

http://bit.ly/1aJVPlAAn increase of 1.6 percent over 2013 will result in nearly 108.7 million metric tons of poultry meat being produced worldwide in 2014, according to the latest projections by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

http://bit.ly/1CpOBPlOf the additional 57.7 million metric tons meat that will be produced in 2023 compared to the average in 2011-13, poultry meat will account for 28.3 million metric tons–overtaking pig meat’s additional 16.7 million-metric-ton share, FAO data shows.

http://bit.ly/1CpQXOlDriven largely by demand preferences, poultry will become the largest meat sector over the next decade. Global poultry production is forecast to reach 134.51 million metric tons by 2023; the most growth during this time will come from the major producing countries of China, U.S., Brazil and Russia.

http://bit.ly/1EeuzGBChanging diets in countries like India, poultry’s lower cost relative to other meats and consumers’ rising incomes have aided consumption growth. As the cheapest meat, consumers often enter the market by purchasing poultry products and consume greater quantities as their incomes rise.

http://bit.ly/1wHhpBoLong-run trend estimates by FAO suggest that poultry meat-to-feed price ratios will fall over the next decade by 0.8 percent per year to 2023. Poultry production has a high feed conversion ratio, which is among the lowest production costs for all meats.

http://bit.ly/1wQSWUGFAO projects that poultry meat prices will follow feed costs, remaining lower in the U.S. and Brazil than in Europe.

http://bit.ly/1wHhrctThe United States was a leader in both egg production and egg consumption in 2013. A rise in per capita egg consumption from 2011 sets projections by the end of 2015 at nearly 260 eggs per person consumed in the U.S.

http://bit.ly/1EeAZFQU.S. egg producers expect the number of hens housed in enriched cages and cage-free to grow in this country over the next 10 years, but conventional cages are still expected to house the majority of layers.

http://bit.ly/1EJRZEqThe world's top 50 poultry producers as measured by country-by-country production. In most cases, multinational conglomerates, such as Tyson, are split in this list by regional or country divisions.

http://bit.ly/1KdCnxAU.S.-based Cal-Maine Foods again topped the list of global egg producers. The company had nearly 32 million layers on hand at the end of 2013 and exclusive WATTAgNet data shows the company housed 34.2 million hens in 2014.

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