Bad times for sausages as consumers have eaten less grilled food because of the rainy summer in France

The return of sunny days is above all the return of grilling: one in four French people light their barbecue at least once a week in summer. But the cool and gloomy summer of 2021 has probably disappointed more than one skewer fan. Enough to reduce the consumption of certain meats? According to data from Kantar Worldpanel published by FranceAgriMer, purchases of pork (-16.2%) and lamb (-19%) by French households for home consumption in July plummeted from year to year. the other. Fresh sausages to cook (more specifically, merguez and chipolatas) plunged 14.7% compared to July 2020. It must be said that meat reigns on the grill: 87% of main dishes cooked on the barbecue are meat dishes, and only 4% fish-based and as much for vegetables, according to other figures from Kantar Worldpanel. So less sun, less sausages: one of the explanations for the fall in summer consumption of pork or lamb can therefore be found in the weather, which is not very favorable to outdoor cooking. For ...