What Has Been the Progress and Growth of the Defeathering Machine Market in Recent Years?
The defeathering machine market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market for defeathering machines has seen robust growth in recent years. Projected to increase from $1.05 billion in 2024 to $1.12 billion in 2025, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is expected to be at 6.8%.
The historic growth of this market can be credited to factors such as heightened demand for protein-rich foods, rising interest in nutritious diets, shifts in lifestyles and dietary habits, growth in the slaughtering equipment sector, and an expanding population.
What Does the Future Hold for the Defeathering Machine Market?
The defeathering machine market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• Expectations are high for the growth of the defeathering machine market, with projected growth to $1.44 billion by 2029 and a CAGR of 6.5%.
The anticipated grow over this period is due to several factors such as improvements in cold chain logistics, the shift towards sustainable and cost-effective approaches in food processing, an increased demand for ready-to-eat poultry meals, and a heightened focus on waste reduction. Looking towards the future, trends in the market appear to be leaning towards the use of robotics in poultry processing, the use of advanced materials for the construction of defeathering machines, high-end hygiene and sanitation attributes, a shift towards more compact machines and the implementation of IoT and intelligent technology.
What Key Factors and Trends are Driving the Growth of the Defeathering Machine Market?
The increasing appetite for poultry meat is anticipated to spur the de-feathering machine market's expansion in the future. Poultry meat, commonly obtained from farmed chickens, is a popular source of protein in a range of culinary dishes. Given its relatively low cost compared to other types of meat and its broad acceptance in many different cultures, the consumption of chicken meat is on the rise. De-feathering machines play a significant role in poultry processing as they effectively pluck feathers from carcasses, greatly reducing the processing time. For example, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a government agency based in Australia, reported in June 2024 that the figure for chickens slaughtered had climbed by 2.6% to 186.8 million in 2023, generating a 5.4% rise in poultry meat production, equivalent to 374,602 metric tons. The rising demand for chicken meat is therefore fuelling the expansion of the de-feathering device market.
What Are The Primary Segments In The Global Defeathering Machine Market?
The defeathering machine market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Vertical, Horizontal
2) By Sales Channel: Online, Offline
3) By Application: Chicken Hair Removal, Duck Hair Removal, Other Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Vertical: Small-Scale Vertical Defeathering Machines, Large-Scale Vertical Defeathering Machines, Semi-Automatic Vertical Defeathering Machines, Fully Automatic Vertical Defeathering Machines
2) By Horizontal: Small-Scale Horizontal Defeathering Machines, Large-Scale Horizontal Defeathering Machines, Semi-Automatic Horizontal Defeathering Machines, Fully Automatic Horizontal Defeathering Machines
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Which Key Trends Are Driving Changes In The Defeathering Machine Market?
Key players in the de-feathering machine market are concentrating on creating innovative products like cleanly designed poultry processing machines to boost effectiveness, lower operational expenses, and increase the overall quality of poultry processing. Such a device is crafted with particular characteristics and materials to maintain an elevated level of cleanliness and uphold food safety regulations within the poultry processing setting. These machines play a vital role in hindering contamination and guaranteeing that processed poultry abides by health and safety guidelines. For example, Eagle Product Inspection, a food safety inspection technology firm based in the US, unveiled the MAXIMIZER RMI in August 2023, a state-of-the-art detection system developed specifically for the poultry processing sector. This system prioritizes hygiene and aims to enhance bone detection, thereby reducing labor involved with product rejections. It also heightens bone detection and decreases labor related to product denials, optimizing throughput and profitability while preserving food safety. The Maximizer RMI connects with the Eagle RMI 400 X-ray machine, which is equipped with the SimulTask PRO image analysis software and a dual-energy detector for superior detection abilities. The Maximizer RMI runs dual lanes at a rate of up to 120 pieces per lane per minute and incorporates an automated rejection management mechanism.
Who Are the Key Players in the Defeathering Machine Market?
Major companies operating in the defeathering machine market are include:
•John Bean Technologies Corporation
• Marel hf.
• Baader GmbH + Co. KG
• Meyn Food Processing Technology B.V.
• Bettcher Industries
• Bingham Pluckers Ltd
• Vevor Corporation
• Cantrell-Gainco Group
• LEM Products Distribution Inc.
• RND Automation Pvt. Ltd.
• Bayle S.A.
• Shijiazhuang Debon Tech Co. Ltd.
• Deccan Automation Technology Pvt. Ltd.
• Jarvis Products Corporation
• Systemate Numafa B.V.
• Yantra Technologies
• Zhengzhou Fumu Machinery Co. Ltd.
• Zigma International
• Drobtech BV
• Fimap S.A.
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Defeathering Machine Market?
North America was the largest region in the defeathering machine market in 2024. The regions covered in the defeathering machine market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
