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In 2034, the world's production of poultry is projected to amount to approximately * million metric tons, up from an average of * million metric tons in 2024. Poultry is the most popular type of meat produced, followed by pork. 

Chicken production worldwide

The number of chickens worldwide has increased significantly over the last decades, reaching approximately **** billion chickens globally, up from nearly ** billion in 1990. Chicken farming could be done for the purpose of producing eggs or for the sole purpose of meat, the latter being called broiler chicken. In 2023, the United States was the leading global producer of broiler chicken, with more than ** million metric tons of broiler meat produced. Brazil, China, and the European Union were also on top of the list of chicken meat producing countries in that year. As for egg laying hens, China was by far the leading egg producing country in the world, generating an output of some billion eggs in 2021.

Leading meat-producing companies worldwide

As of March 2023, Hormel was the leading meat producer worldwide with a market capitalization of **** billion U.S. dollars. Tyson Foods was the second leading meat producer. Tyson is an American company based in Springdale, Arkansas that specializes in the processing of chicken, beef and pork. In 2021, Tyson Foods generated revenues exceeding ** billion U.S. dollars.