Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.31727/m.26.6.2

Global production and per capita consumption of selected livestock products

Tihana Kovačićek orcid.org/0000-0003-1978-5736 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska *
Magdalena Zrakić Sušac orcid.org/0000-0002-0577-1109 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Lari Hadelan orcid.org/0000-0002-8499-0771 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mateja Jež Rogelj orcid.org/0000-0002-7259-8019 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ornella Mikuš ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

Meat production is characterised by high costs, which are reflected in high product prices. Meat consumption is linked to living standards, nutrition, producer and consumer prices and macroeconomic uncertainties. The demand for meat is also influenced by changing eating habits, i.e. favouring the consumption of proteins of animal origin. The paper analyses meat production and human consumption in the period 2014-2022, with projections up to 2027 (second degree polynomial trend model). Production and human consumption are analysed for the following country groups: Africa, Asia, Europe, South and North America and Oceania. Beef, veal, and pigmeat are produced equally in the countries of North America. The countries of Europe and Asia produce the most pigmeat (China has the most "Asian production"), while the countries of Oceania, South America and Africa produce the most beef and veal. The countries of North and South America, Oceania and Africa consume the most poultry meat, while Europe and Asia consume the most pigmeat. The main challenges facing the meat sector in the future are changes in consumer preferences, health concerns, animal welfare issues, climate impact and international trade policy. The global average increase in meat demand per person is expected to be highest in middle-income countries due to economic growth, urbanisation and further development of the fast food industry. The rise in the cost of living, which is not accompanied by income growth, could reduce the pressure to increase the demand for meat, especially in middle- and high-income countries. This does not necessarily mean a decrease in overall demand for meat, but a decrease in demand for more expensive meat and an increase in demand for cheaper meat.

Keywords

meat production; human meat consumption; beef and veal; pigmeat; sheepmeat; poultry meat

Hrčak ID:

323272

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/323272

Publication date:

7.12.2024.

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