Poultry production in 2050: What if we could increase production and meet consumer expectations?

摘要

The executive director of 2 Sisters Food Group gives his views on challenges facing poultry producers. The poultry industry has changed dramatically since 1976. In the past 38 years, egg production has increased from 230 to 330 eggs in 72 weeks with adecrease in feed conversion rate (FCR) from 3 to 2:1. Broiler production has decreased days it takes to get reach 2 kilogramlive weight to 41 and FCR by 1.1 points. By 2050, the industry could be looking at 550 eggs in 100 weeks and 19 days to achieve 2 kilogram weight in broiler production, all with a 1:1 FCR.However we must ask ourselves: As an industry, how can we increase production and meet consumer expectation?