The Poultry Sector in Middle-Income Countries and Its Feed Requirements: The Case of Egypt

by Fawzi Taha

Analysis of world meat production reveals poultry as the fastest growing livestock sector in many middle-income countries, including Egypt. While income growth fuels rising demand for meat, other factors often determine how that demand will be satisfied. Domestic and trade policies, as well as resource constraints, in middle-income countries affect the mix between domestic production and imports of meat and feedgrains. Egypt represents an interesting example of the interaction between domestic production and imports of meat and feeds. Forecasts of derived feed demand for Egypt's poultry industry to 2010 indicate a rising dependency on world markets for imports of feed and meat-choices facing many other middle-income countries.

Keywords: Egypt, poultry, eggs, production, feed demand, price and income elasticities, meat consumption, trade policy, middle-income countries

In this publication...

• The Poultry Sector in Middle-Income Countries and Its Feed Requirements: The Case of Egypt
• Abstract, Contents, Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Patterns of World Poultry Consumption and Production
• World Consumption and Production of Eggs
• Egypt's Poultry Sector
• Forecasting Egypt's Poultry Industry Needs
• Egypt's Production of Coarse Grains, Oilseeds, and Oilseed Meals
• Egypt's Imports of Coarse Grains, Oilseeds, and Oilseed Meals
• Factors Affecting Prospects for Egypt's Poultry Sector
• Implications for Other Countries
• References

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