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Chicken Meat Industry of the Americas
POULTRY Digital Expert Knowledge at your Fingertips January 2011 - Issue 0
Global Poultry Trends 2010 Chicken Meat Industry of the Americas Covering a region that includes the US and Brazil, countries in the Americas account for almost half of the world's chicken meat. Industry consultant, Terry Evans, discusses the current situation and future trends for production, trade and consumption in the region in a series of articles exclusively for ThePoultrySite.com. Having two out of the three biggest chicken growing countries, it is not surprising to find that the Americas is the largest chicken meat producing region in the world with an estimated annual output last year of some 39 million tonnes, or almost 48 per cent of the global total, which we assess will approach 82 million tonnes. The US and Brazil account for more than 71 per cent of the region's total, producing an estimated 16.5 million tonnes and 11.4 million tonnes, respectively. Although the US is easily the world's number one producer, it is noteworthy that, while output there has expanded by just 19 per cent since 2000, in Brazil the growth has been much more dramatic at a massive 90 per cent, as production has escalated from just 6 million tonnes to around 11.5 million tonnes. According to the 2010 World
Agriculture Outlook report from America's Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), the slowdown in the world economy in 2009 proved to be deeper and more widespread than originally anticipated with an annual rate of real GDP growth of -1.9 per cent. On a more cheerful note, FAPRI has projected a significant improvement for 2010, with GDP growth reaching 3.3 per cent in 2011. While the recovery from the economic recession continues, incomes and population growth will raise per-capita meat consumption, which should stimulate world trade. Between now and 2019, the US chicken industry will likely expand by no more than two per cent Continued on page 6 1