The October 9th Livestock and Poultry Report documented two percent higher production in 2021 World production of broiler meat attaining 102.9 million metric tons. China will increase production of chicken meat, predominately as white-feathered broilers in 2021 to 15.3 million metric tons 2.7 percent above the 14.85 million metric tons in 2020. U.S. production will increase by one percent in 2021 to 20.47 million metric tons.
Total non-U.S. broiler production will increase by 2.4 percent to 80.1 percent or 82.46 million metric tons out of the world total of 102.93 million metric tons. China will represent 14.9 percent, Brazil 13.8 percent, the European Union 12.2 percent, the Russian Federation 4.6 percent compared to the U.S. with 19.9 percent.
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The significant importers will include Japan (1.1 million metric tons); China (0.9 million metric tons); Mexico (0.89 million metric tons) and six other nations ranging from 0.32 million metric tons to 0.6 million metric tons.
The major exporters will be Brazil (3.9 million metric tons); the U.S. (3.3 million metric tons); the European Union (1.5 million metric tons) and Thailand (0.92 million metric tons). Six other nations will each export between 0.15 million metric tons and 0.47 million metric tons.
In 2021, total imports will amount to 9.96 million metric tons and total exports 12.19 million metric tons.
The values projected by USDA exclude chicken feet.
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