Mad cow disease caused a sharp fall in wholesale beef prices and a surge in chicken prices in Japan on Tuesday
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Last Update: 2001-09-28
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Introduction: qiaoxun September 25 news Tuesday is the first market trading day after the Japanese government confirmed the first case of mad cow disease, on which the wholesale price of domestic beef plummeted Instead of buying beef, consumers buy more pork and chicken At the same time, supermarkets and other beef retailers are cautious in ordering, and the main reason for the decrease in the market is due to the expected decrease in consumption and price Trading volume in the wholesale market fell: only 126 cattle were listed in Osaka, much lower than the normal level of 180-200; only 8 in Tokyo, 1 / 8 of last week's average In sharp contrast, with the change of consumption structure, the wholesale price of chicken has soared, and the price of domestic chicken breast meat has increased by 6% and 8% respectively from September 10 and the same day last year, reaching 572 yen / kg Due to the large amount of pork in stock, it is stable.
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