Stagnant world meat output in 2016, twinned with rising international demand for pigmeat and poultry, especially from East Asian markets, continues to lend support to meat prices, the organisation said.
Global fish production, meanwhile, is forecast to expand by a below-trend 1.8 per cent this year to 174 million tonnes, as aquaculture output is expected to expand by 5 per cent and wild-caught fish output to decline by 0.9 per cent, due in part to El Nino's impact on Pacific sardines, anchovetas and squid.