China gobbling up more poultry: Rising incomes and better marketing programs have led to a dramatic increase in poultry consumption in China over the last 20 years

摘要

Over the past decade, IChinese consumers [have changed their chicken buying habits — increasing the amount of chicken they eat and expanding the places they get it from. But some things stay the same — such as affection for chicken feet. Total annual poultry consumption for urban residents increased from 7.5 pounds per capita hi 1990 to 18.3 pounds per capita in 2006, an increase of 244%, according to the latest data available from China's Ministry of Statistics. The annual poultry consumption forrural residents increased from 2.75 pounds per capita in 1990 to 7.7 pounds per capita in 2006, an increase of 281%.