Most people familiar with the animal protein space know that chicken tops the list as the most-widely consumed option by volume on a per capita basis. What some may be surprised to learn, however, is that this wasn’t the case as recently as 2009 when beef still held a slight edge.
Since claiming the top spot in 2010, the chicken category hasn’t really looked back. After a brief setback in 2012, while still holding onto the top spot, domestic per capita availability of chicken recovered the following year and has increased every single year since then. Read more