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ELANCO'S CEO SAYS AG INDUSTRY SHOULDN'T BE CONCERNED ABOUT PLANT-BASED PROTEINS
Sep. 23, 2019
BrownfieldAgNews reports:
Sales continue to grow for plant-based protein, but Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons says the agriculture industry should not be concerned.
"We will consume more meat and animal-based protein- meat, milk, and eggs- this year than anytime ever in the United States," he says. "It's up 20 pounds per person in the last five years."
He says, if anything, plant-based alternatives increase the conversation around animal protein and its benefits.
"I think it increases the protein noise which I think will increase the size of the pie," he says. "There's a tremendous amount of opportunity and I think it's an opportunity to be more relevant to get into a more important conversation and then play a little defense."
Simmons spoke at the Forbes Ag Tech summit in Indianapolis.
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