Udo Hemmerling, Deputy Secretary General of the German Farmers Association, predicts that there will be a shortage of meat products in the country. writes about him Mirror.
According to him, its production has decreased due to the long low prices of pork. Now prices have increased again, but feed prices have also increased. Currently, the farmer receives €1.95 per kilogram of pig, but according to experts, the cost of the product would have to rise to €2.50 to cover all costs. Therefore, pastoralists keep fewer animals.
“The problem is that consumers are getting used to the fact that everything is always available. For meat, this may change in the coming months. Of course, consumers can simply buy sausages instead of pork chops. But if the cutlets are known to be understaffed and everyone quickly fills the freezer, that hype effect will reappear – and the goods will get smaller,” Hemmerling warned.
before in Germany suggested Due to the situation in Ukraine, due to the food crisis, citizens eat less meat.