Global Canned Meat Market Size, Share, and Trends Analysis Report – Industry Overview and Forecast to 2032

Global Canned Meat Market Analysis

Canned meat products are made by hermetically sealing (preventing air from escaping or entering) the product in a container (usually tin-coated steel cans) and thermally processing it to kill spoilage microorganisms. Canned meat is a high-quality, protein-rich food that remains stable at room temperature and is extremely convenient. Consumers can choose from a wide variety of meat-based products. Whole muscles, meat stews, luncheon meat, sausages, sauces with meat pieces, and paste products are instances of canned meat products.

The majority of canned meats are 'commercially' sterilized, which means they have been processed to kill most microorganisms and their spores. They are of good quality and have proper labelling. However, the high investment costs of canned meat and its products are expected to restrain the market growth of canned meat during the forecasted period.

The increase in the demand for organic meat products and rising health awareness among people, coupled with urbanization, are expected to create immense opportunities for manufacturers of canned meat. On the other hand, the lack of uniform food safety standards may challenge the market's growth.

Global Canned Meat Market Size

Global Canned Meat Market size was valued at USD 21.12 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 27.09 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 2.52% during the forecast period of 2025 to 2032.

Report Scope and Market Segmentation       

Global Canned Meat Market Definition

Canned meat is a high-quality, protein-rich food that remains stable at room temperature and is extremely convenient. Consumers can choose from a wide variety of meat-based products. Meat is a low-acid food that must be sterilized unless other precautions are taken. Most countries have specific food and hygiene regulations governing meat slaughter and processing, and these and the relevant regulatory bodies must be followed before any meat products are produced.

Global Canned Meat Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Growth in investments & collaborations in meat processing and canning business

The rising demand for different meat products leads to increasing investments and collaborations in the meat processing and canning market. Many of the investors have a number of approaches, such as joint venture, acquisition, new product launch, and acquisition, among others. For the meat canning market investments. Many meat companies choose to analyse from a sustainability perspective, considering the future scenario. Many companies use a range of water, climate, and land indicators to calculate their environmental and carbon footprints to inform their investment decisions. Moreover, companies are also tying up with various food research institutes for product development in the meat canning market. Companies are investing in the meat market due to the increased popularity of healthy protein source meat products. Moreover, there has been a key understanding of the health benefits of various meat products arising from poultry, and so on.

As a result, companies are continuously acquiring, obtaining funding, and investing in new products, which is expected to propel market growth.

• Preference for animal-based proteins over plant-based proteins

Adapting plant-based proteins as an alternative to meat proteins has increased allergies among some consumers. It disproportionately affects children, which considers for meat products to grow in the forecast period.

The allergies to vegan food products increase the risk of nutritional deficiencies that can cause severe effects on the health of individuals. The immunoglobulin-E-mediated food allergy rate has peaked, especially in high-income countries. The high amount of macro- and micro-nutrients present in legumes, pulses, and whole grains, among others, are one of the prime reasons that cause allergies and side effects such as bloating, nausea, and improper digestion. Due to growing allergies from the consumption of plant-based meat, consumers may tend and divert their attention back to conventional meat products due to various allergies associated with plant-based meat consumption. This is driving the market growth.

Opportunities

• Growing preference for organic meat

Organic farming not only helps small farmers to get a fair price for their produce but it also benefits the environment by encouraging the growth of a number of natural varieties of food. Organic food contains no chemical pesticides and fertilizers and are grown naturally with the help of manure or compost. Organic food does not contains growth hormones or antibiotic residues, which therefore do not threaten a child’s future.

Restraints/Challenges

• High investment costs in the poultry business

Poultry manufacturers face several adversities in terms of transportation, inadequate storage, and wastage of products which lead to loss of value of end products.

The equipment involved in the poultry business, such as high-pressure processing, refrigeration equipment, massaging equipment, and injectors, increases the efficiency of food production by reducing wastage.

However, poultry processing units require high capital investments in terms of massive requirements for infrastructure. This includes pack houses, cold storage facilities across the value chain, the latest technology equipment for processing processed meats that maintain their nutritional values, infrastructure at port gateways with phytosanitary facilitation, and multi-modal logistics.

Global Canned Meat Market Scope

The global canned meat market is segmented into notable segments based on meat type, nature, application and distribution channel. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze major growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to make strategic decisions to identify core market applications.

Meat Type

• Poultry
• Pork
• Beef
• Seafood
• Goat (Mutton)
• Lamb (Mutton)
• Others

Nature

• Conventional
• Organic

Application

• Horeca Industry
• Household/Retail

Distribution Channel

• Store-based retailing
• Non-Store-Based Retailing/Online Retailers

Global Canned Meat Market Regional Analysis

The global canned meat market is analyzed, and market size insights and trends are provided based on as referenced above.

The countries covered in the global canned meat market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico, Russia, Germany, U.K., France ,Italy, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Rest of Europe, China, Japan, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Singapore and Rest of Asia-Pacific, Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Rest of Middle East & Africa.

North America is expected to dominate the global canned meat market in terms of market share and market revenue. It is estimated to maintain its dominance during the forecast period due to the growing surge for canned meat in various industries and growing consumer demand from end users.

The region section of the report also provides individual market-impacting factors and changes in regulations in the market that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points, such as new and replacement sales, country demographics, disease epidemiology, and import-export tariffs, are some of the major pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. In addition, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to high competition from local and domestic brands, and the impact of sales channels are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Canned Meat Market Share

The global canned meat market competitive landscape provides details about the competitors. Details include company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, and application dominance. The above data points are only related to the company’s focus on the global canned meat market.

Canned Meat Market Leaders Operating in the Market Are:

• JBS Foods
• Tyson Food Inc.
• Danish Crown A.M.B.A.
• Hormel Foods Corporation
• Oceans Secret
• China Kuyu
• Industrial Co. Ltd.
• Pronas
• Bejing Yuanyoung Hongxing Food Co. Ltd.
• Keystone Meats
• Wild Planted Foods
• Conagra Brands, Inc.
• Zwanenberg Food Group.

Latest Developments in Canned Meat Market

• In December 2021, Tyson Foods Inc. planned to spend more than $1.3 billion to increase automation in meat plants over the next three years. This will help the company grow and increase its production capacity

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