| Title |
Paukštienos vartojimo pokyčiai lietuvoje / |
| Translation of Title |
Changes in poultry meat consumption in Lithuania. |
| Authors |
Petrauskaitė-Senkevič, Laura |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Rinkotyra [Elektroninis išteklius]. 2010, Nr. 1 (47), p. 66-71.. ISSN 2029-2287 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Poultry meat ; Consumption ; Prices ; Short-term perspectives |
| Abstract [eng] |
The article deals with the trends of consumption of Lithuanian poultry meat and the factors that determine them. The poultry sector has an important place among other agricultural sectors. Poultry meat makes up even 28% of the total meat produced in Lithuania. In the structure of meat consumption poultry meat makes up 23%; lately, the consumed amounts have noticeably increased. In Lithuania the demand for poultry meat exceeds the supply. Lately, the self-sufficiency level of poultry meat fluctuated about 80%. As the poultry sector in Lithuania was in short supply, producers and traders could sell products at higher prices than their value. However, the price uptrend reached such a level that meat products became too expensive for consumers and they bought poultry meat only for the reason that it was the cheapest kind of meat. In 2009 the retail prices of poultry meat reached such a level that the consumption of Lithuanian poultry meat on the domestic market started to decline. People more and more often went to Poland for poultry meat where in 2009 it was by 44% cheaper than in Lithuania. Producers, retailers and the government could contribute to the reduction of retail price of Lithuanian poultry meat. |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2010 |
