FAO: Global meat production is increasing

The main growth in 2013 will be achieved at the expense of developing countries.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), world meat production is expected to grow this year, albeit modestly.

However, the FAO report, published this month, shows that manufacturers will continue to struggle with inflated feed prices, despite the fact that grain prices are gradually falling.

meat production is projected to grow most strongly in developing countries as they become richer, and the population begins to eat more meat.

Production is expected to increase by 4.3 million tons to 308.2 million tons this year, which is 1.4 percent more than in 2012.

Trade will also expand, an increase of 1.1 percent compared to 29.9 million tons to 30.2 million tons.

world pork production is expected to reach record levels, increasing by 1.5 percent to 114.2 million tons.

growth of meat production in developing countries do not support the United States. The latest quarterly report of the Ministry of Agriculture of the U.S. swine population shows that the market herd in the country decreased by 0.1 percent, despite the fact that the volume of slaughter declined by 1.3 percent. The slight increase in the breeding herd and the latest figures show a slaughter capacity to increase production of pig meat in the next year. Also at issue is the growth of beef production in the United States. The drought has forced farmers to increase the slaughter of cattle and it is unknown whether successful restocking.

In Europe, the European Authority for Food Safety (EFSA) has called for improved inspection of beef cattle, sheep, goats and horses, as well as produced in slaughterhouses meat. EFSA said that the traditional methods of meat inspection is not always suitable for the detection of major harmful bacteria in meat products such as campylobacter and salmonella contamination of meat or chemicals such as persistent organic pollutants or banned substances. For this reason, the European Commission decided that the practice of inspection of slaughterhouses and check the quality of meat in the EU should be modernized.

Source: meatinfo.ru