China: Poultry and Products Annual
China is the second largest broiler meat consumer in the world. Since January 2015, the United States has been restricted from the market due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks. Brazil is the top beneficiary from the absence of U.S. suppliers. Post revises the 2016 broiler meat import forecast downward to 350,000 tons, an increase of 82,000 tons compared to the USDA’s 2015 official figure.Post forecasts China’s 2017 broiler meat consumption to be 11.6 million metric tons (MMT), a 13 percent decrease from USDA’s official 2015 consumption number.
