OECD FAO, Agricultural Outlook 2008 2017
Overall world meat production increased by 1.25% to 323 Mt in 2017, with moderate increases in the production of bovine and poultry meats and more modest gains in pig and sheep meat. Much of the world meat production expansion originated in the United States but other main contributors were Argentina, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation and Turkey. Meat production in the People's Republic of China (hereafter "China" the world's largest meat producer, increased little overall mainly because of the lower growth in poultry meat production as several Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks affected the country. Nevertheless, China remained the second largest contributor to the 2017 increase in meat production.