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Beef is already too expensive for most people. Americans are probably the exception but I can assure you that most Europeans do not have beef heavy diets. Even
by grunder_advice 2mo ago
Beef is already too expensive for most people. Americans are probably the exception but I can assure you that most Europeans do not have beef heavy diets. Even culturally, pork (and now chicken) were the proteins of choice.
- oulipo 2mo agoIt's still way, way, too cheap compared to its climate impact
- qwerj 2mo agoYeah, since COVID and then the Nord Stream terror act they raised beef prices to unsustainable levels. Döner (which is cheap ground sausage like beef in practice) between 7 and 10 EUR now (was between 3,50 and 4). Blockhouse steak (tiny) is 48 EUR.
- dbspin 2mo ago'Europe' is a big place. Here in Ireland good quality beef is readily affordable, and not particularly more expensive than chicken or pork.
- grunder_advice 2mo agoYes, it's one of the few EU countries that is suitable for cattle.
- derrasterpunkt 2mo agoEvery European country has fields that are not suitable for agriculture that could be used for livestock.
- Gud 2mo agoSweden as well.
- logicchains 2mo ago>Beef is already too expensive for most people. Americans are probably the exception but I can assure you that most Europeans do not have beef heavy diets. Beef is too expensive for many Europeans because GDP per capita/standards of living are declining in many European countries. People in East Asia, the Middle East, Oceania and South America still eat plenty of beef too.
- grunder_advice 2mo agoThat is true, however beef was always somewhat of a luxury in many European regions, simpily due to geography and population density. We don't have a lot of cheap grazing land to raise cattle on. And if you have cattle it's typically more economical to use them for diary than meat.
- SoftTalker 2mo agoI'm in the USA and I eat a lot less beef than I used to. The price has really jumped in the past few years, maybe since the pandemic? Subbed pork, poultry, and eggs for the most part, some fish but that's not particularly cheap either.