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According to Texas-based cattle producer Pete Bonds, U.S. beef exporters face not only higher domestic prices, but also a stronger U.S. dollar, making American beef less attractive in ...
Beef consumption is down almost 16% this year so far in the South American nation where beef has always been an essential part of the social fabric, along with soccer and mate tea.
Workers in an American hog slaughtering and processing plant. The meat industry has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [1] Outbreaks of the virus took place in factories operated by the meat packing industry and the poultry processing industry. These outbreaks affected dozens of plants, leading to closures of ...
Protest against the import of American meat to South Korea. From the first stirrings of the disease in the UK, it was in Germany that consumers reacted first, limiting their beef consumption by 11% in 1995. [15] The UK also saw an early drop in consumption, which by December 1995 was between 15% and 25% lower than the previous year.
This, in turn, led to black market butchers, runs on beef supplies, and the rise of pasta as a main dish. In time, of course, meat supplies stabilized and prices dropped, but the damage had been done.
For example, the FAO (2002) figure for Denmark, which has one of the highest meat export rates compared to its population, was 145.9 kg (322 lb) (highest in the world). More recent FAO figures (2009) have taken the earlier discrepancy into account, resulting in a significantly lower 95.2 kg (210 lb) for Denmark (13th in the world).
The number of adults eating in a way they consider to be healthy has fallen, according to new data. What’s more, research shows they aren’t enjoying the food either.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the overall consumption for white meat has increased from the 20th to the 21st centuries. Poultry meat has increased by 76.6% per kilo per capita and pig meat by 19.7%. Bovine meat has decreased from 10.4 kg (22 lb 15 oz) per capita in 1990 to 9.6 kg (21 lb 3 oz) per capita in 2009. [54]