Argentina, second country with the highest per capita consumption of meat and with chicken overtaking beef

Published Jan 21, 2025

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The Rosario Chamber of Commerce has forecasted that by 2024, China will lead the world in total meat consumption with 84.34 Mt, followed by the United States and the European Union. Argentina will rank ninth with 5.41 Mt but will have the world's second-highest average per capita meat consumption at 115 kg per person per year. Argentina is also expected to consume more chicken meat than beef for the first time in history. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that the average consumption of meat proteins per capita will increase by 3% in the medium term, with a 12% increase in total meat consumption by 2033. International meat trade is projected to increase due to increased purchasing power in Asian and Sub-Saharan African countries.
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Thus, in terms of total meat consumption, which includes beef, poultry and pork, China leads the world ranking in 2024 with a consumption of 84.34 Mt, followed by the United States with 41.36 Mt and the European Union in third place with 34.95 Mt. Argentina ranks ninth with a total consumption of 5.41 Mt. However, looking at per capita consumption, in 2024 Argentina would have positioned itself as the second country with the highest average per capita meat consumption worldwide, reaching 115 kilograms per person per year, surpassed only by the United States with 120 kg. In third place on the international podium is Australia, where an average of 105 kg would have been consumed. of the main meats per inhabitant in 2024. BeefArgentina moves from second to first place in the world ranking in per capita consumption of beef. The average consumption per inhabitant would have been 48.5 kg in our country. In second place would have been Uruguay, with 42.2 kg. / h., followed by Brazil, ...
Source: Agromeat

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