The biggest headache for all poultry meat and egg industries has been the impact of the global financial crisis, which has brought about a marked slowdown in world economic growth with the accompanying adverse impacts on global output, trade and demand. The Executive Guide offers detailed analysis on a country-by-country and market-by-market basis.
Financial crisis hits production, trade and demand 3
Global recession impacts on buying behaviour 4
Growth in human population and GNI/person/year
Recession to hit meat production 12
World slaughterings/production
Chicken slaughterings and chicken
Chicken meat production ranking 2007 meat output
Broiler meat production – selected countries
Turkey meat production – selected countries
Major buyers purchase less chicken 22
World trade in poultry meat
Broiler meat exports – selected countries
Broiler meat imports – selected countries
Turkey meat exports – selected countries
Turkey meat imports – selected countries
Mixed fortunes for poultry demand 26
Chicken meat consumption
Poultry consumption – selected countries
Cage bans in the USA and EU will cut production 32
Layer numbers and hen egg production
Egg production ranking 2007
India a major player in egg exports 38
World egg trade
Egg consumption (supply)
Per capita egg consumption
Egg consumption