Meat

Independent butchers and abattoirs account for the majority of sales of meat in India; however, they often lack hygiene and quality. This has been a rising concern amongst consumers, especially in urban areas, which is motivating consumers to source ...

After negative performance in previous years, the recovery of meat started in 2017 and continued in 2018 and was further confirmed in 2019. There are different factors behind this recovery, the most important being the following: public opinion ...

Consumers are increasingly embracing healthier lifestyles with many reducing their consumption of red meat in favour of leaner proteins, such as eggs, fish as well as plant-based alternatives that are high in fibre and easily digestible. This trend ...

As the Brazilian economy gradually recovers following years of decline, overall spending shows positive signs. Low inflation and interest rates, a new government that is helping to boost consumer and investor confidence, and the prospects of ...

International and local bodies encourage healthy diets, some organisations such as the United Nations suggest taxing red meat in order to prevent global warming. The medical journal The Lancet, for example, suggests doubling the consumption of ...

Meat sales continued decreasing in 2019. French consumers are more self-conscious about what they are eating, and meat is one of the products that consumers are trying to reduce. Meat is a key element in French cuisine and reduction of consumption ...

African swine fever, a highly contagious disease, which is incurable in pigs but harmless to humans, was discovered in February 2019, reaching 63 of the 64 provinces in the country. Afraid of the safety of pork, the number of consumers buying pork ...

Poultry is still the main type of meat consumed by Moroccans in 2019. Consumers benefit from high local production levels and reasonable prices. Chicken is particularly widely available, being sold on almost every street corner. The government ...

Pork, the second-biggest category after poultry, is expected to continue to see the fastest growth in total volume sales terms over the forecast period. Total volume consumption of pork is rising due to the growth in domestic production and lower ...

Mexican consumers eat nearly twice the amount of poultry compared with pork or beef. This can mostly be explained by the affordability of poultry relative to other types of meat. The preference for poultry is also encouraged by the health trend, as ...

Veganism is growing amongst consumers in line with their ethical concerns and the demand for healthier protein alternatives. In 2019, animal rights activists across the country demonstrated and targeted abattoirs and farms; raising awareness of the ...

The United Arab Emirates, being a global commercial hub, enjoys a steady flow of foreign workers, which therefore increases consumption of fresh food, including meat. Likewise, the relatively low international prices of meat, especially poultry, are ...

Fresh meat continued to grow in total volume terms in 2019. A major factor behind this growth was the consumer desire to add more protein into their diets. Many diet trends in the US call for a reduced carbohydrate intake and an increased intake of ...

Total volume sales of meat continued to see a small decline in 2019. Overall meat volume sales continue to be undermined by a decline in pork, the largest category. Pork, along with other types of red meat, is increasingly seen as being less healthy ...

Poultry led meat in 2019, with the highest share of total volume sales and the strongest total growth. Volume growth was high through all distribution channels, consolidating its dominance within meat, as consumers shifted away from pork in 2019, due...

Beef and veal was one of the most dynamic categories within meat in Japan in 2019 in total volume terms. Volume sales have benefited from falling prices since the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2018, with the agreement resulting in...

Poultry is impacted by the constant flow of cheap imports of frozen chicken flooding the market, mainly from Brazil. The dominance of frozen chicken imported from Brazil was at first linked to the avian influenza outbreak of 2017 which resulted in ...

In August 2018 the first reports of African swine fever were reported in China and since then the virus has gone on to decimate the country’s pig-farming industry. This sent prices skyrocketing with producers unable to satisfy local demand. China was...

The trade tariff wars between the US and China have reached new highs, as more product groups and industries are being affected on both sides. The recent introduction of increased tariffs on agricultural commodities has left US farmers questioning ...

The fresh food industry experienced another year of positive growth in 2017, driven by volume growth in emerging regions of Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa. Overall, volume growth has been supported by a positive performance in all ...