meat Consumption per capita may decline due to pandemic coronavirus nearly 3 percent in 2020, what will be the lowest rate since 2011. This writes Bloomberg with reference to UN data.
Analysts also predict a reduction in the overall demand for this product. For example, in the USA meat consumption may not return to pre-crisis levels, at least until 2025. This trend is due to the fact that shoppers cut spending on food because of the pandemic, millions of people around the world are forced to give up meat.
in addition, the closures dealt a blow to demand. In China, which accounts for about a quarter of the world consumption, the growing distrust of the products of animal origin following the outbreak of the epidemic in Beijing. The disruption in production has also created problems with supplies, which led to higher prices.
the Consumption of pork in China this year may decline by about 35 percent compared to the level prior to the pandemic, and in the European Union is expected to decline to seven-year low. While signs of declining demand for meat in some countries was observed before the pandemic — for environmental reasons and for reasons of animal protection.
Earlier it was reported that in the US the meat was inaccessible to ordinary Americans, becoming food for the rich. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, the decline of meat processing, grocery stores began to empty the shelves, and wealthy people began to buy organic meat.
