Less and less meat is eaten in Germany

Meat consumption has reached an all-time low in Germany. Germans are eating less and less meat products, from the typical grilled sausages to schnitzel, the data show. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, consumption fell to 52 kilos per person in the last year, the lowest value ever since data began to be monitored in 1989. Preliminary report data point to a reduction in the consumption of 4.2 kilos of meat, when comparing the numbers of 2022 with those of 2021. What changes did the Germans make to their diet? According to the data, each German ate 2.8 kg less pork, 900 grams less beef and veal and 400 grams less poultry meat. “Probably, this decline in meat consumption is caused by the continued tendency to adhere to vegetarian diets”, points out the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Just five years ago, in 2017, consumption per person was 61 kilograms. This reduction can be explained by several factors: the increase in the price of meat due to inflation, ...