Sustained Growth Forecast for Australia and New Zealand
Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 (Original item from 2011)
Farmed Animals | Data and Statistics | Factory Farming | Farming Practices | Food Trends | Meat, Dairy, Egg Consumption
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Short Description:
This article highlights the growth in the sale of eggs and chickens as meat in Australia and New Zealand predicted by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). Along with this increase, the article also notes a shift from family farms to consolidated egg and poultry farms, as well as growing concern for animal welfare.
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Study Highlights:
- Poultry consumption is expected to have increased by 40kg by 2015-16.
- Over 600 million birds are projected to be slaughtered for poultry in 2015-16.
- "10% of broiler chicken meat may come from free range and free range organic production by the end of the 2010/11 period."
- Egg sales hit a record high in Australia in 2010, with over 122 million dozen eggs sold.
Spot Check Number:
1817
Sponsor:
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
Animal Type:
Poultry
Record Type:
Data and Statistics, News Article, Online Reference
Research Method:
Case Study
Geographic Region:
International
Year Conducted:
2011
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