Meat And Poultry Processing Equipment Market Size 2024-2028

The meat and poultry processing equipment market size is forecast to increase by USD 5.33 billion at a CAGR of 5.4% between 2023 and 2028. Market growth hinges on various factors: widespread adoption of cloud-based services, rapid IoT device usage, and the imperative to comply with cybersecurity regulations. As businesses increasingly rely on cloud solutions for scalability and flexibility, IoT devices penetrate diverse sectors, driving market expansion. Cybersecurity regulations drive compliance needs, influencing investment in robust security measures. These factors collectively fuel market growth, reflecting the modern shift toward digitalization and connectivity. The demand for secure, efficient, and interconnected systems drives innovation, with cloud services and IoT technologies becoming integral to business strategies. Compliance with cybersecurity standards is no longer a choice but a necessity, shaping industry dynamics and propelling market evolution.

Market Forecasting and Size

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Market Dynamics

The Market encompasses a range of technologies and machinery used in the processing of meat and poultry products. Key components include grinding equipment, segmenting, slicing, and mincing machinery, boning equipment, and tenderizing systems. These tools facilitate efficient and effective processing, ensuring high-quality meat and poultry products for consumers. Additionally, the market incorporates defatting, deboning, and portioning equipment, as well as these systems for meat and poultry by-products. Producers seek advanced, precise, and productive equipment to meet increasing demand and maintain competitiveness in the industry. The Market encompasses a range of technologies and machinery used in the production of meat and poultry products. Key components include cutting, tumbling, and grinding equipment, as well as meat processing and handling systems. Eviceration and equipment cleaning are also essential aspects of this market. These processing facilities with efficient and effective machinery is crucial for maintaining quality, ensuring food safety, and maximizing productivity. Furthermore, the market is driven by factors such as increasing demand for processed meat and poultry products, advancements in technology, and regulatory requirements. Our researchers studied the data for years, with 2023 as the base year and 2024 as the estimated year, and presented the key drivers, trends, and challenges for the market.    

Key Market Driver

The rising awareness of high sources of nutrition in meat and poultry products is the key factor driving the global market growth. As a content expert, I'd like to discuss the significance of machinery in the food industry. These products are essential sources of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids, making them indispensable for maintaining a healthy diet. Machines play a crucial role in processing these products, from poultry slaughtering machinery and de-feathering machines to de-boning equipment and cut-up machines.

Moreover, Evisceration machines ensure meat quality, while marinating machinery enhances flavor. The chicken processing segment dominates the market due to high processed food consumption and the popularity of fast foods. These machines cater to the HoReCa sector and fast food chains, ensuring food safety and hygiene through adherence to food-safety guidelines and hygiene guidelines. Therefore, increasing demand for meat and poultry will drive the need for machinery, which will bring the market to the fore during the forecast period.  

Significant Market Trends

Technological advances in meat and poultry processing equipment will fuel the growth of the global market. The food industry's shift towards organized retailers, including supermarkets and hypermarkets, has significantly impacted the market. Poultry slaughtering, de-feathering, de-boning, and cut-up machines are essential machinery in this sector. Evisceration and tumbling machinery are also crucial for poultry. Meat quality is a top priority in the food industry, leading to the increased use of automated processing machines.

Moreover, the HoReCa sector, fast foods, and veganism trends influence the market's growth. However, challenges such as bird flu and food safety concerns, including food-safety and hygiene guidelines, impact production capacities. Chicken processing is the largest segment in the market, with a focus on processed food consumption. Meat consumption trends, fast food chains, and pre-processed poultry products drive the demand for advanced machinery like X-ray scanners and sensors. Therefore, the introduction of technologically advanced machinery is expected to foster the growth of the market during the forecast period. 

Major Market Challenge

The increasing adoption of a vegan diet can majorly impede the growth of the market. Consumers today have become more conscious of their food choices. The food industry has witnessed a significant shift in consumer preferences towards convenient food products, including processed meat and poultry, due to busy schedules and an increase in the working population. This trend has led to a rise in the demand for machines used in meat and poultry processing, such as poultry slaughtering machinery, de-feathering equipment, de-boning machinery, cut-up machines, evisceration machinery, and tumbling equipment.

Moreover, meat quality is a crucial factor in this market, with automated processing machines being prioritized for their efficiency and food safety. The HoReCa sector, fast foods, and pre-processed poultry products are major consumers of these machines. However, factors like veganism, bird flu, and food safety guidelines impact the market's production capacities. This will hinder the market growth during the forecast period.

Market Segmentation

By Application 

The meat processing equipment segment will contribute a major share of the market. The Market encompasses machinery used in processing edible parts of animals, including muscle meat, tendons, bone pieces, and fatty tissues. The grinding equipment segment is significant, supplying grinders for minced meat production, essential in creating sausages, hamburgers, and precooked meat products. The segment includes the revenue generated through sales of processing machinery for pork, lamb, beef, and veal meat.

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The meat processing equipment segment showed a gradual increase in market share with USD 11.24 billion in 2018. Processing facilities handle head meat, liver, animal skin, blood, and other raw meat parts, transforming them into final products such as processed pork (ham, bacon), processed beef, and processed mutton. Meat processors utilize this machinery to manufacture various processed meat types, including sausages, hamburgers, and precooked meat products. Poultry meat products are also subject to this market, with similar processing techniques applied. Hence, the consumption of meat products has become an important part of nutrition, which is increasing the consumption. Hence, the growing demand for meat will drive the segment and, in turn, the target market during the forecast period. 

By Product Type 

The market encompasses machines utilized in the food industry for processing poultry. Key machinery includes poultry slaughtering machinery, de-feathering machinery, de-boning machines, cut-up machinery, and evisceration systems. Automated processing machines streamline production in the HoReCa sector, fast foods, and chicken processing segment. Meat quality is paramount, with food safety and hygiene guidelines ensuring production capacities meet consumer demands. Bird flu and veganism impact market trends. X-ray scanners and sensors enhance food safety during killing, defeathering, evisceration, and cut-up processes. Furthermore, increasing consumer demand for protein-rich food products and increasing imports and exports of pork will drive the growth of the segment and the target market during the forecast period. 

By Region

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APAC is estimated to contribute 32% to the growth during the forecast year.  Technavio's analysts have provided extensive insight into the market forecasting, detailing the regional trends and drivers influencing the market's trajectory throughout the forecast period. The Market encompasses machinery used to process edible parts of animals, including muscle meat, tendons, bone pieces, and fatty tissues. The grinding equipment segment is significant, supplying grinders for minced meat production, used in sausages, hamburgers, and precooked meat products. Head meat, liver, animal skin, blood, and other edible parts are processed using specialized machinery.

Moreover, raw meat is transformed into final products like processed pork (ham, bacon), processed beef, and processed mutton in the APAC edible meat market. Meat processing facilities utilize meat and poultry processing equipment, with meat processors ensuring food safety and quality throughout the production process. Poultry meat products also benefit from this market, contributing to the diverse range of processed meat offerings available in the APAC edible meat market. This comprehensive processing infrastructure is expected to increase the consumption of meat and poultry products, thereby accelerating the growth of related products, such as meat and poultry processing equipment, in the region during the forecast period. The adoption of advanced processing technologies supports efficiency and enhances product consistency, meeting the rising demand for processed meat products across diverse consumer markets in APAC. 

Key Companies & Market Insights

Companies are implementing various strategies, such as strategic alliances, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, geographical expansion, and product/service launches, to enhance their presence in the market.

Admix Inc.: The company offers meat and poultry processing equipment such as Rotosolver, Rotostat, and Benchmix.

We also have detailed analyses of the market’s competitive landscape and offer information on key companies, including:

Admix Inc., Baader Global SE, BAYLE SA, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Bettcher Industries Inc., Brower Equipment, Buhler AG, C.G MFG and DIST INC., Cantrell Gainco Group, Deccan Automation Technology, Duravant LLC, Foodmate US Inc., GEA Group AG, Heat and Control Inc., John Bean Technologies Corp., Marel Group, Poultry Processing Equipment Worldwide Ltd., The Middleby Corp., Tomra Systems ASA, and Zaftech India 

Technavio market forecast the an in-depth analysis of the market and its players through combined qualitative and quantitative data. The analysis classifies companies into categories based on their business approaches, including pure-play, category-focused, industry-focused, and diversified. Companies are specially categorized into dominant, leading, strong, tentative, and weak, based on their quantitative data analysis.  

Segment Overview

The market research report provides comprehensive data (region wise segment analysis), with forecasts and estimates in "USD billion" for the period 2024-2028, as well as historical data from 2018 - 2022 for the following segments.

• Application Outlook 
  • Meat processing equipment
  • Poultry processing equipment
• Product Type Outlook 
  • Pork
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Others
• Region Outlook 
  • North America
    • The U.S.
    • Canada
  • Europe
    • The U.K.
    • Germany
    • France
    • Rest of Europe
  • APAC
    • China
    • India
  • Middle East & Africa
    • Saudi Arabia
    • South Africa
    • Rest of the Middle East & Africa
  • South America
    • Saudi Arabia
    • South Africa
    • Rest of the Middle East & Africa

Market Analyst Overview

The Market encompasses a range of technologies and machinery used in the production of meat and poultry products. These include grinding, segmenting, and slicing equipment, as well as sausages making machines, mincing equipment, and production lines for tendon separation. Additionally, the market includes precooked and processed meat products, which require specialized equipment such as blenders, cookers, and peelers. Furthermore, the market caters to the production of hamburgers, which necessitates the use of patties forming machines, grills, and cooking equipment. Processing processes such as freezing, chilling, and canning also require specific equipment. Overall, the Market is a critical sector in the food industry, providing essential tools for the efficient and safe production of a wide range of meat and poultry type products.

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What are the Key Data Covered in this Market Report?

• CAGR of the market during the forecast period
• Detailed information on factors that will drive the market growth and forecasting of the market between 2024 and 2028
• Precise estimation of the size of the market size and its contribution to the parent market
• Accurate predictions about upcoming market trends and analysis and changes in consumer behavior
• Growth of the market industry across Europe, North America, APAC, South America, and Middle East and Africa
• Thorough market growth analysis of the market’s competitive landscape and detailed information about companies
• Comprehensive market analysis and report on the factors that will challenge the market research and growth of market companies

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