An economic study of the most important variables affecting consumption of poultry white meat in Egypt

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the most important variables affecting the consumption of poultry white meat (PWM), as well as assessing the current situation of the production capacity of PWM in Egypt. In addition, descriptive statistics was performed for the most important variables affecting the consumption of PWM in Egypt. Besides, the most important variables influencing the consumption of PWM were determined using factor analysis model in the form of Double logarithmic regression during the period of 2000-2020. To achieve the objectives of the study, descriptive and quantitative analysis methods were used, represented by using some of multiple statistical methods and models to estimate the linear regression in double logarithmic form and the factor analysis of the most important variables influencing the consumption of PWM in Egypt. According to the results, the value of white meat amounted about 22.47 billion LE (£L = Egyptian pound) annually, representing 8.86% of the value of agricultural production during 2000-2020. Also, the results showed a significant relationship between exchange rate, per capita PWM, population, time, consumer price of municipal poultry meat and consumption of PWM in Egypt, where a change by 1% in the exchange rate and per capita PWM, population, time and consumer price of municipal poultry meat leads to an increase in the consumption of PWM by about 0.056 thousand tons, which is an inverse relationship consistent with the economic logic in association with the exchange rate variable, as well as an elevated consumption of PWM with about 0.817, 2.396 and 0.045 thousand tons, which is a direct relationship consistent with the economic logic with respect to the per capita variables of PWM, population and time, respectively, as well as the decrease in consumption of PWM by about 0.205 thousand tons, which is an inverse relationship consistent with the economic logic in relation to the consumer price variable for municipal poultry meat (according to the consumer's taste as well).