GCC Meat Market Size to Hit 6.80 Million Tons by 2033 | With a 3.07% CAGR

GCC Meat Market Overview

Market Size in 2024: 5.18 Million Tons

Market Size in 2033: 6.80 Million Tons

Market Growth Rate 2025-2033: 3.07%

According to IMARC Group's latest research publication, "GCC Meat Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2025-2033", the GCC meat market size was valued at 5.18 Million Tons in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group estimates the market to reach 6.80 Million Tons by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 3.07% during 2025-2033.

How AI is Reshaping the Future of GCC Meat Market

● Precision Farming Enhancements: AI-driven analytics optimize livestock feed and health monitoring, reducing costs by up to 20% in Saudi Arabia's poultry sector. Predictive models forecast disease outbreaks, boosting yields and self-sufficiency rates toward 80% by 2030, transforming traditional rearing into data-centric operations for sustainable growth.

● Supply Chain Optimization: Blockchain-integrated AI ensures halal traceability from farm to table, minimizing waste in UAE's import-heavy market. Real-time logistics adjustments cut delivery times by 15%, enhancing freshness and consumer trust amid rising tourism demands.

● Demand Forecasting Tools: Machine learning algorithms analyze consumer trends for premium meats, aiding processors in Qatar to adjust production dynamically. This reduces overstock by 25%, aligning with population growth and urbanization for efficient market responsiveness.

● Quality Control Automation: Computer vision inspects cuts for defects in Oman's facilities, improving export standards. AI slashes rejection rates by 30%, supporting regional expansion into halal-certified global niches.

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How Vision 2030 is Revolutionizing GCC Meat Industry

The pioneers of this radical change of the GCC meat industry are Saudi Arabia and Vision 2030 (an economic policy). Outside of food security policy, aiming at a diversified economy based on oil, Saudi Arabia aims to reach 80% (2025) of poultry autonomy (68% 2022) with a USD 5-billion poultry infrastructure initiative of modern farms and technology. The GCC trickle-down effect is that the USD 4.5 billion, which is invested by the UAE in its poultry industry, producing 1.3 metric ton output annually, is supported by the harmonized halal standards and export centres.

Vision 2030 also envisions a transition towards less-water-intensive desert-based livestock preparing and interwoven re-energetic in agriculture to help a 15 percent cut in emittance. Tourism development is also consistent with consumer preference of premium and traceable livestock and aquaculture. Qatar and Bahrain are going to use their expos in order to inspire high-end processing facilities so as to meet rising demand. The expos will develop a USD 12.79 billion market in 2030 by providing supporting policies, and resilient supply chains via the private sector. This coincides with the same period but simultaneously as the larger objective of safeguarding the import substitution ambition and turning the GCC into a worldwide producer of halal meat, as well as covering the nutritional needs of the population, agrotech and logistics multipliers.

GCC Meat Market Trends & Drivers:

GCC meat market is gradually developing and this is related to the vision 2030s of the member countries regarding food security and production capacity. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are developing better infrastructure distribution systems. The region is investing in the agricultural infrastructure in the UAE, and taking the calculated location of Saudi Arabia as a food hub. The calls to raise domestic livestock and parks and processors by the government reduce the demand to cold chain and facilitating investments in the region, although the climatic conditions are not very favorable, and the quality of food is high.

The consumption of meat in the region has increased due to the increase in consumerism and the necessity to have high quality proteins. As high quality cuts and organic meat is being eaten, the GCC meat industry is expanding. Expatriate workers are also increasing and hence contributing to the consumption growth, besides the increase in tourism. The expatriates in the region have carried with them the demand of various forms of international meat as opposed to the local meat. The demand is being fuelled by the younger and the health conscious buyers and the rising food service industry that also needs regular supply to the restaurants and hospitality firms hence raising the demand of the meat market.

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GCC Meat Industry Segmentation:

The report has segmented the market into the following categories:

Analysis by Type:

● Raw
● Processed

Analysis by Product:

● Chicken
● Beef
● Pork
● Mutton
● Others

Analysis by Distribution Channel:

● Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
● Departmental Stores
● Specialty Stores
● Online Stores
● Others

Country Analysis:

● Saudi Arabia
● UAE
● Qatar
● Bahrain
● Kuwait
● Oman

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players.

Recent News and Developments in GCC Meat Market

● January 2025: Saudi Arabia's NEOM announced a $2.5 billion investment in sustainable livestock farming, incorporating advanced genetic technologies and AI-driven feed optimization to produce premium meat products for local and export markets.

● February 2025: UAE's Al Dahra Holding acquired three major meat processing facilities across GCC countries, expanding production capacity by 40% and introducing blockchain-based traceability systems for enhanced food safety.

● March 2025: Qatar's Ministry of Municipality launched the "Smart Meat Initiative," implementing IoT sensors in 150 local farms to monitor animal welfare and optimize meat quality, targeting a 30% increase in local production by 2026.

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