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Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds (www.theguardian.com)
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UN report says global meat supply has risen fourfold in last 60 years and is expected to keep rising

The average person eats about six times as much chicken and twice as much pork as their grandparents’ generation did, data from a UN report suggests, with global meat supply having risen fourfold in the last 60 years and expected to keep rising.

The supply of poultry rose from below 3kg a person in 1961 to 17kg in 2022, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Pork supply doubled to 15kg a person over the same period, while beef, the most polluting food, stayed steady at 9kg.

Agriculture is the second most polluting sector of the global economy. Its planet-heating emissions are forecast to rise by 7.6% over the next decade, according to the FAO’s review of the science on the drivers of meat supply and demand, with livestock responsible for an estimated 80% of the increase.

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

poor people can't afford meat. when their incomes rise, the first thing they do is buy more meat.

chicken is the cheapest meat. it also remains cheap while beef/fish/pork has skyrocketed in costs, making them far less affordable.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    pork a lot of times can be cheaper than chicken quality of cut wise. Most pork is closer to boneless skinless chicken breast. You can get roasts and such that is really beyond what you can even get form chicken and a bit closer to beef.

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