The global market for meat substitutes will upsurge at a 5.8% CAGR over the forecast period of 2017-2026, and meat substitutes will be worth $7,067.6 million worldwide, according to research presented by Future Market Insights, Valley Cottage, N.Y.

Meat, fish and eggs can be an important parts of a healthy and environmentally responsible diet, say consumers in new global research from Cargill, Minneapolis.

The global plant-based meat market was valued at approximately $11.92 billion in 2018, and is expected to generate around $21.23 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of around 8.6% between 2019-2025, according to a report published by Zion Market Research, New York.

The global fresh meat packaging market is expected to grow at 2.30% CAGR during 2016-2026 to reach $2.47 billion by 2026, according to a study released by Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y.

Nearly one in four consumers surveyed believe vegetarian products should not be allowed to have meat-related names, like sausage or burger, according to a study presented by Ingredient Communications, UK, and commissioned by Surveygoo, UK.

In nominal terms, U.S. shipments of fresh and frozen meat and poultry products are forecast to grow 1.7% annually through 2022, while processed meat and poultry shipments are projected to see 2.4% annual gains over that span, according to “Meat & Poultry Products: United States,” a report released by Freedonia Focus Reports, Cleveland, Ohio.

The processed meat market will envisage a moderate 2.2% volume year-over-year growth in 2018 over 2017, opines a market study published by Fact.MR, Rockville, Md.

Factors such as wellness and production practices, health, animal welfare, origin/locally sourced and organic are becoming increasingly important, according to a report published by Category Partners (CP), Idaho Falls, Idaho.