Turks love meat but the consumption remains low
The analysis showed that the Turks favored meat as a food product but few of them can afford to buy significant quantities, particularly among low-income groups. The survey was conducted on 2,713 people from 163 neighborhoods and villages in 31 provinces in December 2017, informs Hurriyet Daily News.
62.3 respondents claimed that they would like to have meat, red meat and chicken in their refrigerators if financial difficulties were not an issue. The low-income class in Turkey consumed only 279 grams of red meat and chicken per capita on weekly basis. The figures are higher with the highest income group (645 grams), but consumption of red meat is still low for this income level.
Kubilay Özerkan, the managing director of Metro Cash & Carry Turkey, said that the company is taking a better look at the Turkish cuisine, Turks’ eating habits and the country’s production capacities in order to adapt company's policy to the reality.
"While there were 32 sheep genres some 50-60 years ago, their numbers have been declining day by day. One day, we will have to use hamburger meat for Adana kebab, which is famous for being made with lamb meat. In an effort to prevent the loss of original food products, we have been giving priority to products with geographical indications,” he said.
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