We tripled the ‘jealousy of us’ Germany in the flesh
Annual per capita meat consumption in Germany, which AKP supporters say is “jealous of us”, ranges from 56 kilos to 60 kilos. The annual meat consumption of a Turk going to Germany is 58 times higher than that consumed while in Turkey. Turkish doctors claim that expatriates suffer from various diseases such as gout, obesity and dental disorders due to excessive consumption of meat.
THE SALARY IS 4 TIMES, THE PRICE IS A THIRD
While a kilo of minced meat and beef costs more than 330 TL in Turkey, it costs 4.89 euros in Germany. After the Russo-Ukrainian war, meat prices went up a bit due to inflation, and from time to time prices were close to 6 euros.
However, a German, who earns an average of 3-4 times more than a Turk, can buy and consume as much red meat as he wants, even if he is unemployed. The white meat consumption of Germans is a quarter of the total per capita consumption. That is, a German consumes an average of 14 kilos of white meat and 46 kilos of red meat per year.
Turks in Europe, who have reached the standard in salary and income, grill almost every weekend and cook meat dishes in abundance. In fact, products such as lamb chops, veal cubes and sausages are brought to Turkey being shocked.
HERE ARE THE PRICES OF MEAT IN GERMANY
1 kilo of minced meat: 4.89 euros. (About 102 TL) In some places it can go up to 5.90 Euro.
1 kilo of beef steak: 7.49 euros (approx. 157 TL)
1 kilo of veal chop: 17.16 euros (approx. 360 TL)
Finance Minister Nurettin Nebati said “Smell” before and then said: “Lamb is fatty, mutton is good.” Sheep meat lends force to the description of “Lamb prices are very reasonable in Germany. Anyone can get as much as they want. The most expensive sheep product, lamb chops, costs 15.93 euros per kilo. The weight of the leg of lamb is 13.32 euros.
ANNUAL MEAT CONSUMPTION BY COUNTRY
While a German consumes about 60 kilos of meat per year, the annual meat consumption per person in Switzerland is 52 kilos. In the Netherlands, this figure is 40 kilograms per person. A Bulgarian consumes 36.5 kilos of meat a year, a Hungarian 32.6 kilos…
An Austrian eats 58.9 kilos of meat a year, while a Swede consumes about 49 kilos. Two thirds of the consumption of the citizens of this country is red meat.
CHICKEN ATTACK IN Türkiye
In Turkey, according to data from the Association of Manufacturers and Producers of Red Meat (ETBIR), 28 kilograms of red meat have been lost from the citizens’ table in the last 5 years.
He specified that while the annual per capita consumption of red meat was 14 kilos in 2017, this figure dropped to 7 kilos in 2022. It is estimated that the figure will continue to decrease in 2023. The annual consumption of white meat by a Turk is around of 21 kilograms.