El Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foodn of Spain confirms a trend that has existed for years. Analyze the decline in meat intake through its Annual Food Consumption Report 2021. What types of meat have sold less? What is the profile of who eats more meat? Let's check it out!
How much has meat intake gone down?
La meat intake has been declining since the year 2008. This trend responds to people's concern about the healthy nutrition and the environment. In addition, this decline has been uninterrupted with the exception of the year 2020. In fact, the volume of meat purchased by the Spanish stood at a 14'8% less than in 2008.
The decrease in the purchase of fresh meat was 18% in 5 compared to 2021. On the other hand, the processed meat went down a 6'6%. In addition, its per capital consumption fell from 36 kilos to 20 in 31. However, fresh meat continues to be the most consumed in households. In fact its share in consumption increased. So the 71% of the meat that Spaniards eat is fresh.
It should be noted that the purchase of frozen meat has intensified, although it is not "enough to grow the meat category in general" according to the Ministry of Agriculture. In fact, the decline in meat intake extends to every category of fresh meat. That of beef fell 11% less than in 3 with an average consumption of 4 kilos per person. Meanwhile, the less pronounced decrease takes place in the fresh meat of rabbit and remains.
Who eats more meat?
According to the Ministry, they are households made up of adult couples without children those who consume more fresh meat. These are accompanied by couples with older children and middle aged, upper class or upper middle class. In these, the person responsible for purchasing is over 50 years old. In general, the porfi of those who consume all types of meat (beef, fresh chicken, sheep and goat) is usually medium o High average y high. In addition, there are also couples with children.
As a conclusion, we can conclude that the increase in the meat price has affected their consumption. However, it is not the only factor that explains it. In other words, the decline has been continuous even in the years prior to this inflationary crisis. So we can only wait to see how the meat intake figures evolve. What impact will plant-based diets have in the years to come?
