Chicken is the main driver and the most stable factor of meat consumption growth in the world. The average meat consumption per capita in the world, according to the UN's FAO, is 29.3 kg per year (in Russia it is 82 kg, in the US and the EU it is 90-120 kg, in Latin American countries it is 80-100 kg, in Asia it is 30-70 kg, in Africa it is less than 20 kg), and the figure is steadily increasing: in 2010 it was 26 kg. This was reported by Dmitry Avdetsov, Director of the "Center for Agroanalysis" of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, during the conference "Agroinvestor: PRO Livestock and Compound Feed." "On the one hand, the population is growing, on the other hand, the specific consumption of meat per person is increasing. From which we conclude that the global trend is still a steady growth in meat consumption, that is, demand will grow," noted Avdetsov. At the same time, the global increase in demand is formed due to countries with currently low consumption, he added. Now, ...