The meat market remains “numb” ahead of Easter, with the actors in the sales chain still unable to predict what will happen to amnoerifi prices.
The developing situation was examined the day before yesterday at the general meeting of the Association of Butchers Retailers of Patras and Suburbs, along with a number of other serious issues in the sector, such as the Greekizations imported meat and live animals.
The honorary president of the club and member of the administration of the federation Dionysis Andreopoulos emphasized that there are still no important orders, as the market is in a standby mode.
Breeders are selling this year’s milk lamb for 8 euros per kilo, from 7-7.5 last year and this is a factor that shows how the market will move. If the selling prices from the producer remain at these levels, then quality domestically reared milk lambs are estimated this year to fluctuate in a price range between 12 and 13.5 euros per kilo in the neighborhood butchers.
The price is not much different from last yearhowever, the professionals have to face for one more year the unfair competition of the large supermarkets, which according to Mr. Andreopoulos is subsidized by the Ministry of Development with the household basket.
The market, however, is estimated to have a sufficient supply of goods, in contrast to the mood that was being set a few weeks ago for large exports to Italy that were not confirmed.
It should be noted that, last Tuesday, it happened meeting of the committee for the control of lambs and eggs in the run-up to Easterunder the head of the FSA, Giorgos Stratakos, with the participation of representatives of five ministries.
Minister Lefteris Avgenakis he said that from the controls to date a resounding message has been sent in all directions that “we are not going to tolerate games on the backs of producers and consumers, we will protect Greek products”.
The committee will do controls in all market places, national highways, slaughterhouses and entry gates of the country and will complete its work in a month.
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