4 ms·

The country with the most expensive meat I know is Switzerland. The local chains Migros and Coop mostly sell meat produced in Switzerland. Here's the chicken yo

by dm3 5y ago

The country with the most expensive meat I know is Switzerland. The local chains Migros and Coop mostly sell meat produced in Switzerland. Here's the chicken you can usually find on the shelves in Migros: https://produkte.migros.ch/optigal-poulet-241001011000 https://produkte.migros.ch/optigal-poulet-241001011000 > Whole chicken - $10/kg https://produkte.migros.ch/optigal-poulet-schenkel-241110100000 https://produkte.migros.ch/optigal-poulet-schenkel-241110100... > Chicken drumsticks - $15/kg https://produkte.migros.ch/poulet-brustschnitzel https://produkte.migros.ch/poulet-brustschnitzel > Chicken breasts - $30/kg https://produkte.migros.ch/bio-pouletbrust https://produkte.migros.ch/bio-pouletbrust > Chicken breasts (I suspect this is free range) - $58/kg

HPsquared 5y ago
Ah yes, but how much would lab-grown meat produced in Switzerland cost?
- dagw 5y ago
  Given that Switzerland has a world class chemical engineering and pharmaceutical industry and production facilities already, hypothetical lab-grown meat from Switzerland will probably among the cheaper high quality lab-grown meat in the world.
  - HPsquared 5y ago
    My understanding of Swiss manufacturing industry is high-end, complicated things. I agree it's likely that Swiss lab-made meat would be the cheapest in the world, but only by virtue of being the only place where it's feasible to make it.
coffeemig 5y ago
Are the Swiss vegetarians, or do they just have a high median income? Coming from the US, those prices are unthinkable.
- bserge 5y ago
  They have a high income and are really good at ignoring the poor who do the dirty, low paid jobs and at best eat mortadella/baloney, cheese and eggs (doing their part for the planet, unlike everyone else lmao). Just like other western EU countries, tbh.
  - dm3 5y ago
    Switzerland does have poor people. ~10% of the population below the poverty line which is defined around 2.2k CHF/month per person. This definitely doesn't allow for a lot of high quality meat consumption.

by dm3 5y ago

HPsquared 5y ago

Ah yes, but how much would lab-grown meat produced in Switzerland cost?

dagw 5y ago
Given that Switzerland has a world class chemical engineering and pharmaceutical industry and production facilities already, hypothetical lab-grown meat from Switzerland will probably among the cheaper high quality lab-grown meat in the world.
- HPsquared 5y ago
  My understanding of Swiss manufacturing industry is high-end, complicated things. I agree it's likely that Swiss lab-made meat would be the cheapest in the world, but only by virtue of being the only place where it's feasible to make it.

coffeemig 5y ago

Are the Swiss vegetarians, or do they just have a high median income? Coming from the US, those prices are unthinkable.

bserge 5y ago
They have a high income and are really good at ignoring the poor who do the dirty, low paid jobs and at best eat mortadella/baloney, cheese and eggs (doing their part for the planet, unlike everyone else lmao). Just like other western EU countries, tbh.
- dm3 5y ago
  Switzerland does have poor people. ~10% of the population below the poverty line which is defined around 2.2k CHF/month per person. This definitely doesn't allow for a lot of high quality meat consumption.