Poles still like meat. And this despite rising prices

Meat still dominates in Polish shopping baskets. In 2025, over 99.6% of consumers consumed meat products. households – according to YouGov data for “Rzeczpospolita”. The plant revolution, despite promises and marketing, has not changed eating habits – the newspaper emphasizes.

The daily reports, citing YouGov data, that from January to the end of August, an average household bought something from the meat category over 102 times, so it was bought almost three times each week. On average, each of them bought 125 kg of meat and cold cuts and spent over PLN 2.7 thousand on it. zloty. In total, during eight months of 2025, Poles spent nearly PLN 38 billion on meat products.

The most frequently chosen products are cold cuts and poultry, although it was poultry that recorded the greatest drop in sales.

– This may be related to changes in average prices. The price of poultry meat has increased by over 10%. year to year, which was an increase much higher than the inflation rate, while the price of cold meats increased by just over 4%. – explains Grzegorz Mech, manager at YouGov.

The daily emphasizes that in 2024, after six years of decline, meat sales have increased. He adds that it looks like this year will be similar. When it comes to plant-based meat substitutes, we should rather talk about some stabilization – says Mech. (PAP)

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