The EU meat market - forecasts for the next decade

According to European Commission experts, concerns about sustainability will fuel the EU meat markets in the coming decade, resulting in less per capita consumption, more efficient production systems with fewer animals and reduced exports of live animals. EU meat consumption per capita is projected to decline by 1.1 kg, reaching 67.6 kg by 2030. The report "European Union Agriculture Perspectives for 2020-2030" published on December 16 by the European Commission shows that Following a decline in the EU cow stock, beef production is expected to continue to decline. In the EU, beef consumption is projected to decline by 0.9 kg per capita. In contrast, EU pork production will decline by 1 million tonnes (-4.6%) between 2020 and 2030. According to EU analysts, the impact of African swine fever in Asia on EU meat markets will be slowly mitigated. Exports to China will also decrease significantly. However, the EU will remain the leading pork supplier to the world market. EU sheep and ...