Fabio NunesFabio Nunes, poultry processing consultant, BrazilFrom the Author - Page 9HomeUSDA forecast a 2% rise in 2011 for world poultry productionPoultry meat production in 2011 is forecast to increase 2% globally to 100 million MT, which is half of last year’s rate of increase. However, the rate of increase for poultry meat production worldwide is much faster than that of other competing proteins.HomeUSA consumers cut spending in June, reports WSJU.S. consumers cut their spending in June and saved at a faster rate, signs that reinforced the economy's lack of vigor. Spending decreased 0.2% after rising an upwardly revised 0.1% in May -- the biggest drop since September 2009.HomeGerman newspaper: Can urban agriculture feed a hungry world?By 2050, the world's population is expected to reach some 9 billion people. To feed this huge amount of hungry mouths will not be an easy task and, therefore, the concerns about the food production and distribution have been in the center of the world's leaders discussions for a long time now.HomeMcDonald’s new chicken sandwich launches in BrazilBrazil was chosen to the launching of the newest McDonald’s Chicken Bacon Onion sandwich in the Latin American market. The sandwich, which was developed in Europe, started to be sold in the Brazilian McDonald’s restaurants on July 18 and will be the newest premium item among the chicken-meat based options on the restaurant menu.HomeBrazil obtains first semester top 10 importing countries rankingBy taking a look at the recently released ranking on the top 10 Brazilian chicken meat importing countries, one may see that, by revenue, Japan leads (US$659.9 million), followed by Saudi Arabia (US$583.7 million) and Holland (US$397.9 million). Honk Kong comes fourth (US$256.8 million), while UAE (US$221.6 million) comes fifth. In tenth comes South Africa (US$111.3 million), generating exports revenue of approximately one-sixth of Japan’s.HomeBrazil: exported chicken meat average price doubles to US$2,000 per tonIn the first semester of 2011, after 36 years of the first export, the average price of the Brazilian chicken meat exports set a new record high, US$2,074 per ton, a 100% rise compared to the that of the early exports, therefore breaking the former record of US$1,900/ton in 2008.HomeBrazil: agribusiness makes US$5.8 billion in JuneBrazilian agribusiness had a balance of US$5.8 billion in June. According to Ministry of Agriculture, the performance was boosted mostly by the increment in the price of the soybean complex products (grain, oil and meal), 46.3%, reaching US$3.1 billion.HomeChina: growth is steady amid inflation battle, reports WSJ AsiaChina reported surprisingly robust economic growth for the second quarter. This news comes a day after Premier Wen Jiabao signaled the continuation of anti-inflation policies that have fueled concerns about the potential for a slowdown.HomeFAO: 4 countries control 50% of global chicken productionThe latest Food and Agriculture Organization's statistics on world chicken meat production from 2009 show that in that year, 80.3 million tons of chicken meat were produced. However, 50.2% of that volume came from four countries only: USA, 20.3% of the total; China, 14.2%; Brazil, 12.4% and Mexico, 3.3%.Egg ProductionArgentina's chicken meat exports must double in 10 years, says INTAAccording to projections from National Institute for Agribusiness Technology, INTA, Argentinean chicken meat and eggs exports must double over the next 10 years to reach US$840 million. The institute estimates that in the period the chicken meat exports will grow to 630,000 tons from 290,000 currently, while consumption per capita will grow 60%, from 32 kg to 52 kg annually.HomeBrazil: chicken exports grow 6.5%A robust increment of 21.39% in the international average price per ton pushed Brazilian chicken meat exports revenue by 29.18%, to US$3.450 billion, while the volume grew a mere 6.5%, in the first semester of 2011. Thanks to this performance, chicken meat was ranked sixth among the top 10 exported items ranking for the period.HomeOECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020Higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the OECD and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 says that a good harvest in the coming months should push commodity prices down from the extreme levels seen earlier this year.Previous PagePage 9 of 13Next Page