EU poultry consumption, production expected to increase in long term
Poultry consumption projected to increase by 0.5% per year
3 January 2025
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By: In 2024, EU poultry production has continued to increase against the backdrop of a constrained growth in the previous year, stable demand as well as favourable feed costs and output prices, according to the EU Agricultural Outlook report (2024-2035).
Changes in the consumption patterns in the EU together with growing export opportunities are set to increase EU poultry production by 770 000 t between now and 2035 (+0.5 % per year between the 2022-2024 average and 2035). A stricter environmental legislative framework and a shift to less intensive production systems will mean that production expansion will only be possible in some EU regions. Unlike avian flu outbreaks in previous years, the incidence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is expected to extend over the whole year instead of being a seasonal event and will challenge the poultry sector, and more particularly free-range production systems in the EU in the coming years.
Thanks to a change in consumption patterns, EU poultry consumption is projected to increase by 0.5% per year between the 2022-2024 average and 2035. This translates into an increase in annual per capita consumption from 24.2 kg to 25.8 kg.
