Wholesale beef prices in Japan fell again

Introduction: according to the report of Japan economic news on May 14, the Japanese meat market has encountered a series of problems since the first case of mad cow disease occurred in September 2001 The sales of beef have been in a low ebb, and beef is not only a product After the news of the discovery of the fourth case of mad cow disease in Japan was released on March 13, the meat market, which had been a little calm, immediately splashed like another boulder In the wholesale market, the price of beef fell again At the meat market of Tokyo's central wholesale market on the 13th, the price of split beef, whether used for batch purchase such as barbecue or small amount purchase by families, was adjusted downward As an indicator of sales and the A4 specification of cattle, the price per kilogram on that day was 1488 yen, down 159 yen, or nearly 10%, from last weekend In Osaka, another important commodity market in Japan, beef cuts of the same size also fell nearly 3% from last weekend, to 1417 yen per kilogram The substantial increase of beef consumption in Japan began in April 1991 when import restrictions were abolished and import liberalization was implemented From 1991 to 1993, Japan's beef self-sufficiency rate was below 50% for the first time After the continuous occurrence of BSE infection in foreign countries, Japanese consumers thought domestic beef was safe for a long time But the discovery of a fourth case of mad cow disease has kept consumers away from beef, and even those who have regained a little confidence in the safety of meat eating have begun to control the number of purchases The fourth case of mad cow disease has the same characteristics as the three cases of mad cow disease: they are no longer used to produce milk In February, the Japanese government decided that the cattle would be acquired by the government The price of dairy cattle in Japan recovered at one time, but the price of beef (C2 cows) used as meat stuffing materials fell 32.7% per kilogram in Tokyo market on the 13th, maintaining 146 yen Compared with the price before the first case of BSE in September 2001, the price has dropped by more than two-thirds The influence of mad cow disease is far-reaching and wide in Japan It can be said that consumers have reached the point of talking about cattle color change Since the first case of BSE was found, beef consumption in Japan has been 30% higher than in previous years After the decision of inspection and general survey of all beef cattle in the Japanese market was issued, the relevant departments in Japan supplemented with a series of relevant measures such as opening the breeding records of beef cattle and making a detailed record of the whole process from production to final feeding of beef beverage, the beef consumption in the Japanese market gradually recovered According to the statistics of specific consumption quantity, the reduction rate has been reduced to 10% - 20% compared with that of the whole year Japanese consumers are even less confident in the future forecast, believing that a fifth and sixth case of infection may be found This phenomenon is certainly not good news for the recovery and growth of beef consumption Soon, it will be the peak season of beef demand in summer It is very difficult for the Japanese market to have the prosperity before It is certain that there will be no large-scale demand growth (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: