Asian countries produce a third of all chickens in the world

The increase in production of chicken meat slows, but Asian countries retain a leading role in total.

Such a conclusion can be drawn from the report , Terry Evans , "Trends in the global poultry sector in 2013 " for the portal ThePoultrySite.

World production of poultry should reach 106.4 million tons in 2013, according to the forecast of the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO). Production growth slows down every year since 2010 , and decreased from 4.5 to 1.8 % this year . The share of poultry meat accounts for about 88 % of the total world production of poultry meat.

In recent years, the sector of production of chicken meat industrial growth slowed sharply . Between 2009 and 2011, an annual increase of around four percent. In 2012, he was slowing down to 1.08% in the current year expected growth of about 2%. Under similar growth next year , global production of chicken meat closer to 95 million tons.

negative impact on the market has bird flu, which is spreading in some Asian countries. But the greatest impact on world production of chicken recently had the rising cost of food. However, in this area there are also positive developments : the expected growth of the world's supply of feed grains and soybeans in 2013/14 years. will help to reduce feed costs .

Since 2000, the production of poultry in Asia increased by 4.3 percent per year, compared with a global growth rate of less than four percent. Consequently, the share of Asia in world production of chicken meat increased from 32 percent to more than 33 percent, and the volume of production - from 18.7 to 29.6 million tons. The trend continues this year, and the amount of chicken meat production in Asia is forecast to approach 31 million tons, and in 2014 will exceed this figure .

leading manufacturer in the region is China. Despite the outbreak of avian influenza and weak domestic demand , this year's production of chicken meat in the country , as predicted by the USDA to reach 14 million tons.

In addition, according to the report Rabobank, poultry farming sector in China has great potential for growth due to changes in dietary preferences of the population , the growing demand for fast food restaurants and the emergence of sector production of processed meat products and convenience foods.

One of the fastest growing in the world is the Indian sector of chicken meat. Output growth in the country from 2000 to 2011 accounted for about nine percent per year . Despite the fact that poultry producers in India are forced to spend more on food of their foreign colleagues , local analysts confidently predict a further increase in local production of poultry from 8 to 10 percent per year , according to the USDA .

volume of poultry meat production in Indonesia from 2000 to 2011. remained virtually unchanged. Since 2010, the growth in production has fallen by nearly four per cent per year , in 2013, the reduction of production was less than one percent. According to the forecasts of the USDA , production of poultry in Indonesia this year will be about 1.6 million tons.

Broiler production in Malaysia is almost not increased since 2010 and is currently still can not step over the mark of 1 million tons per year. Nevertheless , FAO predicts that production of chicken will be significantly higher in the year, at 1.4 tons.

Although Japan is a major producer of poultry , the annual output of around 1400000 tonnes. After

human case of bird flu in Taiwan , the local authorities have limited contact between humans and chickens , imposing a ban on the traditional slaughter of poultry . The annual production of poultry meat declined in recent years to around 550,000 tons.

recovery in the poultry industry in Thailand will continue this year. Projections for 2013 indicate that production will reach 1,560,000 tons.

Production in Turkey shows the overall medium-term growth rate of over eight per cent a year since 2000. In 2010 and 2011, the growth rate of chicken production accounted for 14 percent and 13 percent, respectively, and then increase slightly to five percent in 2012 , In 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts growth of less than one percent, and the volume of production - 1.7 million . tons.

According to FAO data , the volume of chicken meat production in Iran increased by about 7 percent per year, from 804 000 tonnes in 2000 to almost 1.7 million tonnes in 2011 .