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According to preliminary data from the Federal Information Center for Agriculture (BZL), meat consumption continued to see a downward trend in 2022. At 52 kilograms per capita, meat consumption fell around 4.2 kg compared to 2021, making it the lowest on record since 1989.
Germans consumed about 2.8 kg less pork, 900 g less beef, and 400 g less poultry. Trends in domestic demand reflect the country's meat production: compared to the previous year, Germany produced 9.8% less pork and 8.2% less beef. Poultry meat production fell by 2.9%.
According to preliminary figures from BZL, meat production in 2022 represented 116% of the domestic demand (118% in the previous year). In the case of poultry farming, 97.4% of domestic demand could be covered by domestic production.
April 3, 2023/ BLE/ Germany.
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