©Shutterstock A chicken processing factory in Sao Jose, Brazil
According to tinyurl.com/ybgcoatq, over 50 billion chickens are raised annually for consumption. Over the years the demand for poultry products has exploded worldwide as a result of increasing urbanization and rising incomes. Without further ado let me jump straight into the top 10 broiler producers for the year 2020 according to tinyurl.com/yckk9zwh.
- United States of America: It is of no surprise to find “the land of the free and the home of the brave” featured on the top of this list. With the seeming popularity of fast food franchises such as KFC and McDonald’s in America, it is of no surprise that poultry farming is a very massive industry here. Broiler meat production in the United States has already topped 20 million metric tonnes as of April 2020.
- China: Well, well, you cannot mention the United States these days without mentioning China. These two economic behemoths are competing in everything, even in broiler chicken output. In 1983, China GDP was around $300 billion but grew to $14 trillion in 2019; to put this into more perspective, the Chinese economy has grown by 4,567% in just 36 years. Obviously, this economic growth will be accompanied by a crazy demand for protein in diets. Therefore, to keep up with this demand, China has produced 16 million metric tonnes of broiler meat this year.
- Brazil: Well, if you are a football fan the country may remind you of great talents like Pele, Ronaldo and Neymar but apart from being a world football powerhouse, Brazil also has a very thriving livestock industry and according to https://tinyurl.com/ybwu7bmf, Brazil was the largest exporter of broiler meat in 2019. For the year 2020, production of broiler meat in Brazil is estimated to be around 14 million metric tonnes.
- European Union: In the E.U, chicken is the second most-consumed meat after pork according to the European Parliamentary Research Service. For the year 2020, production of broiler meat so far is at 12 million metric tonnes.
- Russia: Russia is one of the top poultry producers in the world and it is evident by their broiler production output of 4.7 million metric tonnes.
- India: It has been stated by numerous sources that India’s agricultural sector as a whole has experienced a growth averaging around 2% in the past decade but its poultry sector has grown by around 8%. For the year 2020, India’s broiler production is pegged at 4 million metric tonnes and rising fast.
- Mexico: Mexico comes in 7th on our list with production pegged at 3.7 million metric tonnes.
- Thailand: Thailand is a south-east Asian country and judging from the massive economic growth happening in that part of Asia, it is of no surprise to see Thailand finding a spot on our list. Broiler production for 2020 is pegged at 2.9 million metric tonnes.
- Argentina: Argentina, which is famous for its beef industry, turns out to be pretty good with poultry as well. The country produced a total of 2.2 million metric tonnes of broiler meat.
- Turkey: Turkey completes our top ten list with a total broiler production for the year at 2.1 million metric tonnes.
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