Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 2 March 2021

MARKET REPORT 82 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2021 to by chickens, with about 93 percent. The number of chickens worldwide has more than doubled since 1990, according to the FAO. The number of chick- ens, which was 14.38 billion in 2000, reached 25.9 billion in 2019. The largest share of this presence be- longs to Asian countries. In the same period, the total chicken presence in Asia was 15.8 billion. It is fol- lowed by the Americas with 5.8 billion. The chicken presence in Africa and Europe is about 2 billion each. Other poultry presences in 2019 are as follows; duck 1.2 billion, goose and guineafowl 362 million, turkey 428 million. POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTION Poultry meat stands out as the most widely pro- duced type of meat in recent years. According to FAO data, 40.6 percent of total meat production, which is 337.3 million tons in 2020, belongs to the poul- try group. The FAO's "MEAT MARKET REVIEW - Emerging trends and outlook" report, published in December 2020, also states that demand for alterna- tive meats is driving growth in poultry meat produc- tion and trade. Because chicken meat for consumers is more purchasable in terms of price compared to other meats. This, in turn, leads to gradual effects on the poultry market, from production to trade. For example, poultry meat production, which was 127.3 million tons in 2018, reached 133.6 million tons in 2019. But in 2020, due to Covid-19, the closure of mass food outlets such as restaurants, the introduc- tion of certain production procedures, and an out- break of avian flu led to lower-than-expected growth. According to FAO estimates, the total production of poultry meat in the world in 2020 increased by 2.6 percent to 137 million tons. This amounts to almost half the growth rate in 2019. China, the US, Brazil, South Africa, and Mexico are thought to have the largest share of production growth in 2020. In contrast to these countries, India and the European Union are estimated to be in de- In 2020, due to Covid-19, the closure of mass food outlets such as restaurants, the introduction of certain production procedures, and an outbreak of avian flu led to lower-than-expected growth. According to FAO estimates, the total production of poultry meat in the world in 2020 increased by 2.6 percent to 137 million tons. This amounts to almost half the growth rate in 2019.