Japan's beef distribution market is once again in the doldrums

Introduction: like many countries and regions in Asia, Japan's food consumption tends to show a significant increase in festivals From the end of 2001 to the beginning of this year, during the peak season of food consumption, beef consumption in the Japanese market also showed a recovery growth, which led to a small increase in the wholesale price of beef, but the good times are not long Now the beef batch distribution market in the Japanese market is once again in a downturn The main reason is that the beef camouflage incident of "snow print food" makes the consumers' fear of beef safety expand again, and the demand for beef in the market drops naturally Moreover, in the past, a large number of dairy cattle used for home consumption, such as cooking and so on, have been significantly reduced in demand Authoritative meat industry figures estimate that the market price of beef in Japan will remain weak until the peak demand season, i.e the demand for tourism and banquets before late March On February 19, the wholesale price of beef in the meat market of Tokyo central wholesale market was cut by different ranges For example, the price per kilogram of C2 specification of female dairy cattle, which is widely used in home barbecue, is only 97 yen This price is 10% lower than that in late January before the snow print event Compared with the same size of beef in September 2001, when BSE infection was found in Japan, the price dropped to a fifth of its level Not only in Tokyo market, but also in Osaka, Japan's second largest food consumption market, the wholesale price of castrated dairy cattle C2 specification has also fallen, with only 155 yen per kilogram, about 30% cheaper than the price in late January There are also special food counters in Japan's large department stores Of course, the product grade is higher The market price of beef is higher than that of some common meat sales places, needless to say Due to the low possibility of high price brands and fake origin marks of cattle in large department stores, the sales situation of beef is relatively ideal and smooth But the price of the beef divided into Lv's position and varieties is not the same The price and sales of milk beef marked with "domestic cattle" are not so popular, but they are in a low level Every February is the off-season of beef demand, and the consumption of beef will be relatively reduced, which is affected by the camouflage of beef origin of "snow food" This year's decline in beef demand is even more pronounced Moreover, the chain reaction is that not only the quality of beef is doubted, but also the related industrial credit is doubted The three BSE infected cows found in Japan are all female cows that have turned away from milking In the implementation of the policy formulated by the Japanese government that all the beef slaughtered and stored before October 18, 2001 will be stored for disposal, the beef wholesalers are worried about the safety of those sold surplus beef, so they have consciously controlled the purchase of cow meat Looking back at the ups and downs of the Japanese beef market in 2001, the panic of mad cow disease started in autumn, which led to a significant decline in the amount of beef consumption in Japan However, by the end of last year, the beef consumption in Japan was driven by the boom of barbecue beef, and the beef consumption in the whole market had improved The market sales price in the beef market dominated by domestic and cattle in Japan had been greatly recovered, and the trend of the boom continued until the middle of January "Snow print food" is not the right time It is the critical moment for consumers to recover their confidence in beef consumption A basin of cold water is pouring into the beef consumer market As a result, in places such as supermarkets where a large amount of beef is expected to be consumed, the digestion of beef inventory is slow, and consumers' purchase desire is obviously reduced Japan's beef market consumption is expecting a warm spring in March This is the time when the demand for annual banquets in Japan is greatly increased It is estimated that beef consumption will be significantly increased But in the next month or so, the good times will still pass This view is becoming the mainstream view of market people (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: