Beef
Meat from cattle, sold chilled or frozen, as carcasses, primal cuts or boxed trimmings. | Share of world beef production: United States 18%, Brazil 15%, China 10%, Rest of world 58%.United States 18%, Brazil 15%, China 10% (2024) | $7.28/kg
Australia/New Zealand, CIF US ports | +6% |
Cheese
Milk concentrated by coagulation and ageing, the form in which most traded dairy protein and fat moves. | Share of world cheese production: United States 28%, Germany 10%, France 7.5%, Rest of world 54%.United States 28%, Germany 10%, France 8% (2023) | — | — |
Chicken
Meat from broiler chickens, the world's fastest-growing source of animal protein. | Share of world chicken production: United States 16%, China 12%, Brazil 11%, Rest of world 62%.United States 16%, China 12%, Brazil 11% (2024) | $1.69/kg
US Gulf ports, broiler cuts | +1% |
Eggs
Hen eggs in shell, produced close to where they are eaten because they are fragile and perishable. | Share of world eggs production: China 35%, India 9.1%, Indonesia 7.4%, Rest of world 49%.China 35%, India 9%, Indonesia 7% (2024) | — | — |
Honey
Nectar concentrated by honeybees, sold by floral source and increasingly tested for adulteration. | Share of world honey production: China 24%, India 7.9%, Turkey 5.2%, Rest of world 63%.China 24%, India 8%, Turkey 5% (2024) | — | — |
Lamb
Meat from sheep, sold as lamb (under a year old) or mutton, and traded mostly frozen. | Share of world lamb production: China 23%, India 11%, Australia 8%, Rest of world 58%.China 23%, India 11%, Australia 8% (2024) | $7.43/kg
New Zealand, frozen carcass, wholesale London | +19% |
Milk
Raw cow's milk, most of it drunk or processed close to where it is produced; only powders, butter and cheese travel far. | Share of world milk production: India 17%, United States 13%, China 5.2%, Rest of world 65%.India 17%, United States 13%, China 5% (2024) | $20.71/cwt
Milk, USDA Class III spot, United States | -3% |
Pork
Meat from pigs, the most eaten meat in China and the European Union and the most sensitive to disease outbreaks. | Share of world pork production: China 46%, United States 10%, Brazil 4.3%, Rest of world 40%.China 46%, United States 10%, Brazil 4% (2024) | — | — |