Page 8 - National Poultry Newspaper

Poultry is the world’s primary source of animal protein.
Finding facts and figures for feathered friends
ACCORDING to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, the US is the world’s largest poultry meat producer, with 18 percent of glob- al output, followed by China, Brazil and the Russian Federation.
I had pondered a few questions about global poultry and eggs fun facts and startling stats, hence thought the FAO would be a good source of unbiased facts.
As most know, when in-
dustry stats are presented by industry bodies or even governments for that matter, they can some- times be a little polished to make the industry look shiny when it might be dull or the government look active when it might be sitting on its hands.
So, here’s some more facts and figures, cour- tesy of the FAO:
• China is the world’s largest egg producer, with 40 percent of global pro- duction, followed by the US (7 percent) and India (6 percent).
• Asia is the largest egg- producing region, with more than 60 percent of global output.
• To meet growing de- mand, world poultry meat production soared from 9 to 120 million tonnes between 1961 and 2016 and egg production shot up from 15 to 81 million tonnes.
• In 2016, poultry meat represented about 36 per- cent of global meat pro- duction.
• In the past three dec- ades, world egg produc- tion has increased by more than 150 percent. Much of this growth has been in Asia, where pro- duction increased almost fourfold.
• Poultry is raised by about 80 percent of rural households in developing countries.
• Since the early 1960s, global per capita con- sumption of eggs has almost doubled, while poultry meat consump- tion has increased five- fold. The highest growth has occurred in Asia and Latin America.
• Between 2000 and 2030, per capita demand for poultry meat is pro- jected to increase by 271 percent in South Asia, 116 percent in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 97 percent in the Mid- dle East and North Africa and 91 percent in East Asia and the Pacific.
• Poultry is the world’s primary source of animal protein, followed by pork.
• Between 1980 and 2013, the volume of to- tal poultry meat exports increased by a factor of more than 11. Exports of eggs almost tripled.
• The proportion of to- tal poultry meat produc- tion traded on the inter- national market doubled between 1993 and 2013.
• The US is the major
and efficiency, but favour large-scale units rather than small-scale produc- ers.
These
have led the poultry in- dustry and associated feed industry to scale up rapidly, to concentrate themselves close to input sources or final markets, and to integrate verti- cally.
One element of the structural change has been a move towards contract farming in the rearing phase of broil- er production, allowing farmers with medium- sized flocks to gain ac- cess to advanced technol- ogy with a relatively low initial investment.
A clear division is de- veloping between indus- trialised production sys- tems of large and me- dium size feeding into integrated value chains and extensive production systems supporting liveli- hoods and supplying lo- cal or niche markets.
The primary role of in- dustrialised production is to supply cheap and safe food to populations dis- tant from the source of supply, while the latter acts as a livelihood safety net, often as part of a di- verse portfolio of income sources.
Traditional small-scale, rural, family based poul- try systems continue to play a crucial role in sus- taining livelihoods in de- veloping countries, sup- plying poultry products in rural areas, and pro- viding important support to women farmers.
Small-scale poultry production will continue to offer opportunities for income generation and quality animal-source foods so long as there is rural poverty.
developments
Eggs are on the move. Between 1980 and 2013, global egg exports almost tripled and egg production has increased by 150 percent.
Cant Comment by BRENDON CANT
poultry meat exporter, followed by Brazil and the Netherlands. The largest importers are Chi- na, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
• Only about 3 percent of global egg production is exported and imported.
• Least developed coun- tries are increasingly dependent on imports of poultry meat. Their lev- el of imports increased from 3 percent in 1961 to around 30 percent in 2013.
The FAO says the poul- try sector continues to grow and industrialise in many parts of the world, driven by increasing pop- ulation, greater purchas- ing power and urbanisa- tion.
Advances in breeding have resulted in birds that meet specialised purpos- es and are increasingly productive, but that need expert management.
Development and trans- fer of feed, slaughter and processing technologies have increased safety
Page 8 – National Poultry Newspaper, October 2019
www.poultrynews.com.au
Delivering Specialist Agribusiness Public Relations Skills that will build your business, enhance your brand, promote your products and sell your services, all backed by unsurpassed professionalism, experience and track record.
Contact Brendon Cant
M 0417 930 536 E brendon@iinet.net.au