The price of a kilo of beef reached 300,000 Lebanese pounds, or nearly a quarter of the employee’s salary, while the price of a kilo of lamb soared above 450,000 pounds, and this made this important food item beyond the reach of a very large segment of the Lebanese people.
Disagreeable meat prices In Lebanon, according to regions, it is higher in cities than in villages and rural areas because of the Transportation cost and high rents.
As a result of the economic crises that the country is experiencing, Lebanon is no longer at the forefront of meat consuming countries in the Middle East, after the price of a kilo of fresh meat rose from 15,000 pounds before the crisis, forcing the Lebanese to Changing eating behavior Forced reduction of meat consumption.
This was reflected in a decrease in meat import It reached 70%, as the ships loaded with meat that arrived late last year did not exceed 6, while Lebanon imported at this time of the year about 20 ships loaded with cows and sheep, according to special information for Sky News Arabia.
Umm Rabah (60 years old) told Sky News Arabia: "Meat visits our house once a month, and our situation may be better than the case of our neighbors who have turned to bread and pastries".
Al-Qasab Majid Muhammad says: "Many of the Lebanese people replaced fresh meat with the cheaper frozen meat, while others were satisfied with small quantities, and some of them no longer brought meat to the house at all.".
import decline
The head of the Syndicate of Food Importers in Lebanon, Hani Bohsali, explains to Sky News Arabia: "The import of meat in Lebanon varies between Red meat Parents’ parents" adding "As for red meat, according to traders, the import rate has fallen between 50 to 60 percent, and this is a large and huge percentage for Lebanon".
With regard to poultry meat, he said Bohsali "mostly from local production And a little of it is imported, and the consumption of poultry is declining continuously, as well as the national production, which recently decreased by 30 percent, and its consumption has also decreased.".
As for the fish meat, he said, “Behsali.” "Unfortunately, Lebanon does not have accurate statistics about Livestock Most of the fish is consumed in restaurants and everyone knows what this sector has been exposed to (Restaurants sector) due to economic crises andCorona pandemic Which contributed to a significant decrease in its consumption".
Extra recovery "Lebanon is witnessing a noticeable decrease in the import of canned goods as well as a result of Rising prices After the price of a can of tuna, for example, reached 30 thousand Lebanese pounds, equivalent to one dollar, after its price did not exceed 2000 pounds only."
He pointed out that "The consumption of canned meat has decreased significantly, and the Lebanese citizen has moved to another place, becoming more consuming bread, legumes and grains".
وثعع "The majority are moving due to the crisis towards using flour Because it is still subsidized by the state, even if the price of a bundle of bread has risen and reached more than ten thousand pounds, after its price was not more than a thousand pounds, yet it remains the cheapest for the Lebanese consumer.".
Nutrition experts
In turn, nutritionist Marwa Salman, in her interview with Sky News Arabia, pointed out that the Lebanese "They ate a lot of meat, and this was bad for health" Air hostess "But to stop eating it completely, it is necessary to compensate for it with alternativesNutritional supplements. Red meat contains the highest quality, fast-digesting protein vegetable proteinAnd on minerals such as iron, zinc and vitamin B12, so not eating meat at all negatively affects the immune and nervous systems, muscle growth, blood formation and tissue building.".
It seems to be an option plant nutrition He will forcibly control the largest segment of the Lebanese population as it becomes stronger economic crisis And increased its impact on the diet in Lebanon.
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The price of a kilo of beef reached 300,000 Lebanese pounds, or nearly a quarter of the employee’s salary, while the price of a kilo of lamb soared above 450,000 pounds, and this made this important food item beyond the reach of a very large segment of the Lebanese people.
Disagreeable meat prices In Lebanon, according to regions, it is higher in cities than in villages and rural areas because of the Transportation cost and high rents.
As a result of the economic crises that the country is experiencing, Lebanon is no longer at the forefront of meat consuming countries in the Middle East, after the price of a kilo of fresh meat rose from 15,000 pounds before the crisis, forcing the Lebanese to Changing eating behavior Forced reduction of meat consumption.
This was reflected in a decrease in meat import It reached 70%, as the ships loaded with meat that arrived late last year did not exceed 6, while Lebanon imported at this time of the year about 20 ships loaded with cows and sheep, according to special information for Sky News Arabia.
Umm Rabah, 60, told Sky News Arabia, “Meat visits our home once a month, and our situation may be better than that of our neighbors who have turned to bread and pastries.”
Al-Qassab Majed Muhammad said, “Many are the Lebanese who have replaced fresh meat with the cheaper frozen meat, while others are satisfied with small quantities, and some of them no longer enter the house at all.”
import decline
The head of the Syndicate of Food Importers in Lebanon, Hani Bohsali, explains to Sky News Arabia, “The import of meat in Lebanon varies between Red meat And poultry and fish,” he added, adding, “With regard to red meat, according to traders, the import rate fell between 50 to 60 percent, and this is a large and huge percentage for Lebanon.”
With regard to poultry meat, Bohsali said, “Most of it is from meat local production Few of it is imported, and poultry consumption is declining continuously, as well as national production, which recently decreased by 30 percent, as well as its consumption.
As for fish meat, Bohsali said, “It is unfortunate that Lebanon does not have accurate statistics on Livestock Most of the fish is consumed in restaurants and everyone knows what this sector has been exposed to (Restaurants sector) due to economic crises andCorona pandemic This has contributed to a significant decrease in consumption.
Bohsali added, “Lebanon is witnessing a noticeable decrease in the import of canned goods as well as a result of Rising prices After the price of a can of tuna, for example, reached 30 thousand Lebanese pounds, which is equivalent to one dollar, after its price did not exceed 2000 pounds only.”
He pointed out that “the consumption of canned meat has decreased significantly, and the Lebanese citizen has moved to another place, becoming more consuming bread, legumes and grains.”
He continued, “The majority is moving, due to the crisis, towards the use of flour Because it is still subsidized by the state, even if the price of a bundle of bread has risen and reached more than ten thousand pounds, after its price was not more than a thousand pounds, yet it remains the cheapest for the Lebanese consumer.”
Nutrition experts
In turn, nutritionist Marwa Salman, in her interview with Sky News Arabia, pointed out that the Lebanese “were eating meat a lot, and this is harmful to health,” adding, “But to stop eating it completely, it is imperative to compensate for it with alternatives andNutritional supplements. Red meat contains the highest quality, fast-digesting protein vegetable proteinAnd on minerals such as iron, zinc and vitamin B12, so not eating meat at all negatively affects the immune and nervous systems, muscle growth, blood formation and tissue building.”
It seems to be an option plant nutrition He will forcibly control the largest segment of the Lebanese population as it becomes stronger economic crisis And increased its impact on the diet in Lebanon.
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