The graph below shows trends in US meat and poultry consumption.

The line graph shows changes in the per capita

consumption

of

beef

, pork,

broilers

and turkey in the United States between 1955 and 2012. It is noticeable that

beef

was by far the most popular of the four types of meat for the majority of the 57-year period.

However

, a considerable rise can be seen in the

consumption

of

broilers

, with figures eventually surpassing those for

beef

. Between 1955 and 1976, US

beef

consumption

rose from around 60 to a peak of 90

pounds

per person per year. During the same period,

consumption

of

broilers

also

rose, to nearly 30

pounds

per person,

while

the figures for pork fluctuated between 50 and 40

pounds

per person. Turkey was by far the least popular meat, with figures below 10

pounds

per capita each year. By 2012, the amount of

beef

consumed by the average American had plummeted to around 50

pounds

, but the

consumption

of

broilers

had doubled since the 1970s, to approximately 55

pounds

per capita.

By contrast

, there were no significant changes in the trends for pork and

turkeyconsumption

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turkey consumption

over the period as a whole.