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    How many billions of poultry will be slaughtered worldwide, in the calendar year 2030, according to FAO estimates?

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    According to estimates by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2017), an estimated 70.95 billion poultry were slaughtered in 2017. The term poultry is taken to mean domesticated avian species that can be raised for eggs, meat and/or feathers (FAO, 2019).

    How many billions of poultry will be slaughtered worldwide, in the calendar year 2030, according to FAO estimates?

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    This question will resolve based FAO estimates of the number total poultry produced/slaughtered in the calendar year 2030. The relevant data is generated by the following query:

    Regions: World + (Total), Items Aggregated: Meat, Poultry + (Total), Elements: "Producing Animals/Slaughtered"

    Forecasts released before December 1st of 2030 do not qualify as estimates.

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    Animal welfare – Industrial farming: poultry and eggs
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