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In France, inflation had not reached such an increase for 37 years. Prices have risen by 4.8% over one year, in the month of April. Those of food products continue to soar with on your mindin particular, those of meat.
Whether white or red, eating meat is becoming more and more expensive for the French. Over the past month, prices have increased by 5% on average. At an artisan butcher in Vernon (Eure)customers have to pay on average one euro more per kilo of beef or pork. “It has increased, but not especially at the butcher’s”says a client.
Increases which, according to the butcher, are explained by higher bills in recent months. Butchers, transporters, breeders: it is a whole sector which today passes on its additional costs to the consumers. It starts in the field. To mountain ash (Loire)Gerard gallot raises 80 cows. For a year, between fodder for his livestock and diesel for his tractor, his expenses have soared. “On a farm like ours, it’s 10,000 to 15,000 euros more than last year”explains Gerard gallot. So he sells more dear its meat to mass distribution manufacturers.