Southern European beef consumption is on the rise

Introduction: according to the report of the Ministry of agriculture of Italy and Spain, the consumption of beef in Italy and Spain has exceeded the level before BSE As of November this year, consumers in both countries have gradually regained confidence in beef, and the shadow of mad cow disease has gradually faded in people's minds Local media reported that the Consumer Association analyzed the reasons for the restoration of consumer confidence, mainly because the two governments strictly prohibited cattle from eating animal feed in an all-round way, and established a rapid epidemic prevention and quarantine system, and immediately destroyed suspicious cattle, making the epidemic situation of mad cow disease controlled within 100 cases per year and decreased year by year Meanwhile, due to the control of BSE, the beef produced in Spain has been exported to Portugal, Italy and Arab countries Italy's famous Florence steaks still attract old customers to enjoy, and the shadow of mad cow disease has long disappeared However, on the other hand, due to the deliberate suppression of the retail industry, the gap between the price of producing area and the market price of mutton, pork and chicken products in Italy and Spain has gradually widened In the face of the unreasonable phenomenon that retailers manipulate the market and gradually enlarge the price gap, the two countries' ministries of agriculture have taken the same measures to convene all producers' associations and retailers to negotiate jointly, so as to strive for the due rights and interests and reasonable prices for farmers and consumers.