DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-996-9-0154

AKTUÁLNÍ PRODUKCE MASA: SVĚT, EU, ČR / MEAT PRODUCTION: WORLD, EU, CZECH REPUBLIC

Josef Kameník¹

¹ Ústav hygieny a technologie potravin živočišného původu a gastronomie, Fakulta veterinární hygieny a ekologie, VETUNI, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno

Global meat production (poultry, pork, beef, sheep) currently reaches 360–370 million tons per year (in carcass weight equivalent). The year-on-year increase is up to 2%, with poultry (or chicken) meat showing the greatest dynamism, which in the middle of the last decade exceeded pork production in terms of volume. The largest increase in meat production is taking place in Asia, followed by South America. Europe is stagnating in meat production, EU member states have shown a decline in pork and beef production in recent years. Spain, Germany, France and Poland are among the largest meat producers in the EU. In the Czech Republic, pork production has decreased significantly since 2000, and beef production has also decreased. If we compare the domestic production of pork, poultry or beef, not even one species is sufficient for the total domestic consumption. The largest share (55%) of domestic consumption in 2023 was covered by the import of pork.

Keywords: pork, beef, poultry, carcass weight equivalent

pages: 154-159, online: 2024