EU-COM: Medium-term preview of the EU meat market In its most recent December issue, the EU Commission (EU-COM) published its regular medium-term preview of the key meat markets of the EU-27 . The period under consideration extends from 2022 to 2035. Overall, from today's perspective, a decline in production and consumption is expected. Meat exports remain at the current level with minor changes in the meantime. Imports are increasing only slightly. Pork remains the most important meat category with a share of around 55%. According to the calculations, production will decrease from around 23 to around 20 million t. Domestic consumption falls from around 18.5 to 16.9 million t. Export volumes are to be reduced from just under 4 to 3.4 million t. Pork imports from third countries remain meaningless. The annual average producer prices should range between 1.90 and 2.15 €/kg. A slight upward trend in production and consumption is expected for the poultry meat sector . Production is expected to increase from around 13 to just under 14 million.t increase. Consumption is expected to increase from 11.9 to 12.6 million tons. When it comes to trade with third countries, manageable increases are expected in both imports and exports. EU beef production is seen as continuing to decline: the background is the declining number of cows. Production will fall from the current 6.9 to 6.3 million t. On the consumption side, the EU-COM expects a reduction in consumption from 6.6 to around 6 million t. Exports and imports continue, although the export surplus is becoming smaller and smaller. Depending on the year, producer prices are forecast to be between €4.35/kg and €5.2/kg.
