China slaughtered 9.3 billion chickens last year, including 4.4 billion white-feathered broilers, favoured by fast-food chains for cheap, plump meat. Photo: AFP
China’s chicken production surges, reducing appetite for imports as food safety fears grow amid coronavirus
- China is expected to produce a record 14.85 million tonnes of chicken meat in 2020, a substantial increase over last year’s 18 per cent rise to 13.75 million tonnes
- Expansion is boosting demand for key feed grains like corn and soybeans, while pushing down prices and meaning smaller purchases of imported frozen chicken
China slaughtered 9.3 billion chickens last year, including 4.4 billion white-feathered broilers, favoured by fast-food chains for cheap, plump meat. Photo: AFP
