to maintain its recovery course in 2005 and will do so again this Some 90% of production is in the
although this year’s production year. These two countries account USA and the EU. However, clearly
is likely to fall short of the 2001 for three-quarters of the business. Brazil’s industry is expanding
figure. Turkey meat production and and this is mirrored in both the
In 2004, Brazil took over the exports are shown in Table 3. production data and export sales.
number one spot from the USA as Output has been virtually static Indeed, it looks as though, on the
the world’s leading broilermeat since 2001 although the latest trade side, Brazil could push the
exporter and the latest estimates USDA estimates point to a record EU into third place within a couple
indicate that she held this position level of almost 5.05mt for this year. of years.
Table 2 Broilermeat production and exports, 2001-2006
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(p) 2006(f)
Broilermeat production (‘000 tonnes ready-to-cook equivalent)
USA 14,033
China 9,278
Brazil 6,567
EU- 25 7,883
Mexico 2,067
India 1,250
14,467 14,696 15,286 15,792 16,300
9,558 9,898 9,998 10,200 10,500
7,449 7,645 8,408 9,080 9,530
7,788 7,439 7,656 7,670 7,690
2,157 2,290 2,389 2,510 2,635
1,400 1,500 1,650 1,900 2,200
Argentina 870
Japan 1,074
Thailand 1,230
640 750 910 1,080 1,180
1,107 1,127 1,124 1,130 1,125
1,275 1,340 900 950 1,120
Canada 927
Others 6,980
Total 52,159
932 929 946 1,000 1,020
7,227 6,453 6,579 6,915 7,276
54,000 54,067 55,846 58,227 60,576
Broilermeat exports (‘000 tonnes ready-to-cook equivalent)
Brazil 1,226 1,577 1,903 2,416 2,840 3,040
USA 2,520 2,180 2,232 2,170 2,464 2,538
EU- 25 764 877 760 789 780 780
Thailand 392 427 485 200 300 400
China 489 438 388 241 300 360
Argentina 13 23 39 66 110 150
Canada 69 84 76 74 100 105
Others 92 101 111 63 82 93
Total 5,565 5,707 5,994 6,019 6,976 7,466
Note that chicken feet are not included in the data; (p) = provisonal, (f) = forecast,
Source: USDA
Table 3 Turkeymeat production and exports, 2001-2006
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(p) 2006(f)
Turkeymeat production (‘000 tonnes ready-to-cook equivalent)
USA 2490 2557 2529 2441 2461 2487
EU- 25 2098 2102 2025 2038 2030 2035
Brazil 165 182 200 240 280 310
Canada 149 147 148 145 155 156
RussianFederation 7 9 12 15 17 18
Others 25 21 22 22 22 22
Total 4934 5018 4936 4901 4965 5028
Exports of turkeymeat (‘000 tonnes ready-to-cook equivalent)
USA 221 199 219 201 262 272
EU- 25 231 256 198 191 210 210
Brazil 69 90 112 136 170 190
Canada 14 16 16 16 18 20
Others 9 7 1 1 1 1
Total 544 568 546 545 661 693
