Sector Trend Analysis – Meat trends in Taiwan

Taiwan's meat production

Taiwan - Total production of meat 1,611,720 (tonnes) in 2020. Total production of meat of Taiwan increased from 497,300 tonnes in 1971 to 1.61 million tonnes in 2020, growing at an average annual rate of 2.64%. Production of beef and buffalo meat: 8 thousand tonnes; production of pig meat: 840 thousand tonnes; production of poultry meat: 757,663 tonnes.

Taiwan's trade summary

Of the top ten meat suppliers to Taiwan by value, Canada was ranked as the 5th largest (valued at US$78.8 million in 2021) and accounted for 4.5% of the global market share to Taiwan in 2021. The largest supplier was the United States, with exports valued at US$799.1 million. Paraguay grew the fastest at a CAGR of 45.6% from 2017 to 2021, reaching US$167.9 million in 2021.

Of the top 10 meat suppliers to Taiwan by volume, Canada also ranked as the 2nd largest in 2021, exporting 39.7 thousand tonnes and accounting for 9.5% of the total world exports. Canada declined at a CAGR of −9.0% from 2017 to 2021, while the US reached the highest CAGR of 2.3%, among the top 10 suppliers.

In 2021, Canada exported US$74.8 million to Taiwan. However the growth declined at a CAGR of −9.3% from 2017 to 2021. The top three are frozen meat of swine, frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species, and frozen boneless meat of bovine.

In terms of trade volume, Canada's top exports in 2021 were frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species gallus domesticus at 19.5 thousand tonnes, and frozen meat of swine at 16.6 thousand tonnes, frozen Edible offal of swine at 3.6 thousand tonnes.

In terms of export value broken down by Canadian province, Quebec led with a value of US$28.3 million in 2021. Alberta ranked second, exporting US$15.1 million, followed by Ontario at US$14.3 million in 2021.

In terms of export volume by province, Quebec exported 19.4 thousand tonnes of meat to Taiwan in 2021, followed by Ontario at 7.2 thousand tonnes and British Columbia at 6.9 thousand tonnes. All provinces' export declined from 2017 to 2021.

Quebec's frozen meat of swine was the top export to Taiwan, at the value of US$28.3 million. But the growth decreased at a CAGR of −6.6% from 2017 to 2021. The growth of the frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species gallus domesticus and the frozen edible offal of swine increased at a CAGR of 26.4% and 5.4% from 2017 to 2021.

Alberta's top meat export to Taiwan was frozen boneless meat of bovine in 2021, reaching US$6.4 million. However the growth decrease at a CAGR of −20.9% from 2017 to 2021.

Ontario's top meat export to Taiwan was frozen meat of swine valued at 6.2 million in 2021. However thee growth decrease at a CAGR of −9.2% from 2017 to 2021.

Manitoba's top meat export was frozen meat of swine, reaching US$4.0 million in 2021. But it's growth decreased at a CAGR of −29.5% from 2017 to 2021. The growth of the frozen edible offal of swine and its frozen hams, shoulders and cuts of swine increased separately at a CAGR of 19.4% and 12.5% from 2017 to 2021.

BC's top meat export to Taiwan was the frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, reaching US$5.0 million. The growth increased at a CAGR of 11.9% from 2017 to 2021.

Saskatchewan's top meat export was the frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, reaching US$1.0 million in 2021. But the growth decreased at a CARG of −9.1% from 2017 to 2021.

Consumption and spending

Market size

Taiwan people spent US$11.6 billion on meat. It grew at a CARG of 1.5 from 2017 to 2021. It I expected that it will continue to grow at a CARG of 3.3% from 2022 to 2026.

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Sector Trend Analysis – Meat trends in Taiwan
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Prepared by: Hongli Wang, Senior Market Analyst

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