German consumers are buying more meat again

This is evident from the latest market update from the Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI). The volume of poultry sold (mainly poultry meat) was 14.1 percent higher in January than a year earlier. Sales of mixed minced meat (beef/pork) increased by 13.3 percent and beef sales increased by 4.9 percent. German consumers bought 3.7 percent more meat products and sausages. But consumption of pure pork decreased by 6.2 percent. Pork was 4.2 percent more expensive in January than in January 2023. As a result, turnover from the sale of pork was 2.3 percent lower than in January 2023. The prices of other meat categories actually fell. Beef was 3.3 percent cheaper, poultry 3.7 percent and mixed minced meat 1.8 percent. The price of meat products and sausage increased by 3 percent on average. For all meat products together, prices increased by 0.9 percent compared to the previous year. ...