Q9)
provided an effective
and cheaper way to ensure
availability of meat products to
Europe.
Answers
Explanation:
Poultry consumption is expected to increase both as a proportion of total meat consumption and in absolute terms in the European Union, according to a new European Commission report entitled 'Prospects for Agricultural Markets and Income in the EU 2013-2023'...
The EU meat sector is expected to be supported by strong demand on the world market driven by favourable economic conditions. In Europe, prospects of improved economic growth should leave consumers with more disposable income allowing for a higher consumption of meat products...
In 2012, unfavourable weather in several parts of the world (drought in the US, Black Sea region and Eastern Europe) drove up grain, and consequently feed prices, which affected meat production and put pressure on margins despite meat prices reaching historical highs worldwide in 2012 and 2013...
In the current outlook, feed prices are expected to remain relatively high throughout the projection period, though significantly below 2012 levels. Projected meat prices are also to remain firm due to strong world demand and limited supply response...
Lower availabilities, higher meat prices and the ongoing economic downturn with high unemployment rates especially in the southern European countries meant that overall meat consumption contracted in 2012 and 2013 (-1.5 per cent from 2011), reaching its lowest level for the past 11 years (64.7kg per capita) in 2013, as consumers turned to cheaper meats and cuts..
Explanation:
refrigeration provided an effective and cheaper way to ensure availability of meat product to Europe