Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 2 March 2021

MARKET REPORT FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2021 83 cline. If we look at the details, production in China is estimated to have increased by about 12 percent to 26 million tons due to significant investment; likewise, there is an increase in production in Amer- ica, which corresponds to an annual growth rate of 1.6 percent. Production in Brazil is thought to have continued to increase, albeit at a slower pace than in the previous three years. In the same way, poultry meat production in Mexico is expected to increase. In South Africa, poultry production is estimated to have increased by 8 percent to around 1.9 million tonnes in the 2019/20 season, helped by a historic record-breaking corn harvest and low feed costs. In India, it is believed that poultry production will de- cline by 10 percent in 2020 due to the Covid 19 pan- demic in production areas and restrictions imposed. The European Union is also experiencing a decline of about 1.6 percent due to declining foodservice sales, school closures, and shrinking tourism revenues, with production estimated at 14 million tonnes. Looking at the data specific to chicken meat, it is seen that the production of chicken meat, which was 115 million tons in 2018, reached 118 million tons in 2019. The largest share in chicken meat produc- tion belongs to the countries of the Americas with a production amount of 47.9 million tons in 2019. In the same year, America is followed by Asia with 42.8 million tons, Europe with 19.4 million tons, and Af- rica with 6.2 million tons. In 2020, the United States has the highest volume of chicken meat production among all countries, producing about 20.5 million tons of chicken meat. During the same period, China ranked second with 15 million tons, while Brazil ranked third with 13.7 million tons of production. EGG PRODUCTION According to FAO data, total egg production in the world amounted to 1.528 billion units in 2018. In 2019, this figure reached 1.577 billion. The larg- est share of production in 2019 (almost 64 percent of total production) belongs to Asian countries. China has a huge share of production in the region. Because with a production figure of 576 billion in 2019, China is the country that produces the most eggs on a global scale. Asia is followed by the Americas with 303 billion. The United States, which occupies an important World Chicken Meat Production (Tons) Area America Asia Europe Africa Oceania World 2018 46.794.805 41.527.155 19.054.943 6.166.384 1.469.987 115.013.274 2019 47.993.258 42.812.181 19.480.755 6.206.974 1.523.993 118.017.161 Source: FAOSTAT World Eggs Production (Number - 1000 No) Area Asia America Europe Africa Oceania World 2018 971.864.348 294.134.559 185.966.522 70.771.785 5.863.113 1.528.600.327 2019 1.009.628.677 303.551.960 185.391.351 73.100.033 5.862.734 1.577.534.755 Source: FAOSTAT