Hungary among the largest game meat exporters in Europe

Hungary is one of the biggest exporters of game meat in Europe, according to a publication on the domestic market and consumption of game meat published by the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture. The publication is said to be a unique compilation at the European level. Almost 90 percent of the 3,800 tons processed annually in Hungary are exported abroad, mainly to Germany and Italy, with Germany accounting for 48 percent of imported Hungarian game meat. In Hungary, 46 companies deal with wild game meat, a valuable and special foodstuff, yet consumption is only 0.1 kg per capita, and compared to 10 years ago it was only double that. Although the market has been hit by Covid, consumption reached pre-pandemic levels before last year. The publication also shows that in Hungary, hunting concession holders sell almost 80 percent of the game they shoot to traders and game processors, and the composition of game meat is more favorable than that of farmed domestic animals. The smaller ...