SWISS ATE MORE MEAT IN 2013, SAYS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

AVERAGE Swiss consumers ate almost 52 kg of meat in 2013, up 0.4% from what they consumed in 2012, according to Proviande, the trade association of Swiss meat producers.Swiss residents ate a total of 426,771 tonnes of meat in 2013 compared to 421,059 tons in 2012, head of IT and statistics at Proviande Mike Schneider told globalmeatnews. But when compared to 2011, Schneider said the consumption indeed has actually fallen from a total of 430,899 tonnes, where the average meat consumption was at 53.53 kg. Most likely, consumption levels will remain stable this ...


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