Demand rising for white meat and eggs, says producers group

(ANSA) – Rome, December 4 – The Italian taste for white meat has been increasing over the past decade as demand for chicken, turkey and eggs has climbed by 8.5% while prices have declined, a producers group said Wednesday.

Prices for chickens have slid by as much as 12% over the past 10 years while demand has increased, according to UnaItalia, which promotes poultry and other white meats as well as eggs.

Over the same period, poultry production has increased by 16%, reaching 817,000 tonnes, said the group.

Worldwide the trend towards more poultry has been growing, to an average of 13.3 kg per capita, followed by an increase in consumption of pig products, now 12.2 kg per capita and beef at 6.6 kg per person, said UnaItalia.

According to some medical authorities, consumption of white meat such as poultry is better for health compared with red meat.