The price of meat in Europe rises 3.3% in a year

In February 2024, the price of meat in the European Union was 3.3% higher than in February 2023, according to Eurostat data, which shows that pork registered the largest increase, 5.7 %, ahead of lamb and goat (+4.5%) and beef (+3%). Poultry farming, on the other hand, registered a decrease of 1.6% compared to February 2023. Over the past three years, annual meat inflation rates were the highest between April 2022 and March 2023, with annual variation rates exceeding 10%. The highest rate was recorded in February 2023 when the price was 17.3% higher than in February 2022. The annual increase in beef, veal, lamb and goat meat prices has remained below 15% for the past three years. The price of poultry meat (+24.4% in November 2022) and pork (+18.8% in February 2023) registered greater fluctuations. In February 2024, most EU countries ...