FAO: Global meat production to grow by 15% by 2031

By 2031, global meat production will increase by 15% compared to current levels due to an increase in the number of farm animals and an increase in their productivity. Such a forecast of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was presented by Oleg Kobyakov, director of the FAO office for communication with the Russian Federation. He spoke at the plenary session of the international exhibition “Meat industry. Chicken King. Refrigeration Industry for AIC/MAP Russia & VIV 2023”. “Until 2031, meat production will increase by 15% due to an increase in livestock and an increase in its productivity,” said Oleg Kobyakov. At the end of 2022, 328 million tons of meat were produced in the world. The FAO representative announced the forecast for the production of different types of meat. Thus, the production of poultry meat by 2031 will increase by 16%, or by 21 million tons. The expert added that more than half of the global increase in poultry meat will come from ...