Among the most consumed meats in the domestic market, and which show an increase compared to last year, are pork and poultry.
He National Meat Institute (INAC) published its 2022 Statistical Yearbook where significant data is shown regarding the Uruguayan domestic market and the change in consumption in the types of meat where bovine is in decline and poultry and pork are reputing.
The INAC report shows unexpected data when compared to the pre-pandemic consumption. Regarding the consumption per kilogram per inhabitant from 2019 to last year, an increase of 3.7 kilograms more is shown since in that year 88.8 kg were consumed and in 2022 92.5 kg. In relation to the year 2021, the increase in meat consumption was 1.3 kg since in that year the consumption per inhabitant was 91.2 kg.
According to INAC, meat consumption has been declining since 2018. However, from 2021 – post-pandemic – the situation was reversed and meat consumption began to rise, although it does not coincide with the type of meat since Uruguayans stopped consuming more and more beef.
Last year, the total consumption of meat was represented by 48.8% beef, 26.5% poultry, 22.2% pork and 2.4% sheep. Compared to the year 2021, pork grew by 1% compared to last year, this and poultry – which grew by 0.5% – being the types of meat that predominated in their growth in domestic consumption.
According to those published by the INAC, in the year 2020 there was a drop in pork consumption. However, in the years 2021 and 2022 an upward trajectory is observed with increases of 1.0 and 1.2 kg per inhabitant per year, respectively. For its part, regarding the consumption of sheep meat, in the year 2022 there is an expansion of 0.2% that is explained by an increase in the slaughter of this type of animal.
Source: Ambito
