World meat production

The largest increase in pork production is expected in Brazil by 1.9% to 4.4 million tons and the US by 1.8% to 12.5 million tons. In China, the world's largest producer of pigs, production is likely to remain unchanged at 55 million tonnes, while in the European Union there may be a slight decrease of 0.4% to 22.6 million tonnes. Global beef production in 2023 may be lower by 0.3% than in 2022 and amount to 59.2 million tons, which will probably be determined by its decline mainly in the US by 6.5% to 12.1 million tons, Argentina by 3.5% to 3 million tonnes and the EU by 1.3% to 6.7 million tonnes. Lower production of live cattle in the above-mentioned countries will not be offset by a 2% increase in Brazil to 10.6 million tonnes. In 2023, the global production of broiler chickens may reach 102.9 million tonnes, i.e. 1.8% more than in 2022. Among the world's largest producers, the increase in the production of ...