French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir has criticised French retailers and manufacturers for failing to pass falls in the production price for meat products on to consumers.
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A spokesperson for the consumer watchdog told just-food that, while retailers and manufacturers are “quick” to pass increased costs on to consumers, they have often failed to reflect cost savings in their pricing.
UFC-Que Choisir has published a study of French meat prices between 1990 and 2008.
Its findings indicated that in this time the shelf price of beef rose 50% but the cost of production dropped 15%. The study claimed that the price charged for pork rose 26% against a 30% drop in farm costs, while poultry prices were up 40% against a 7% drop in costs.
However, a spokesperson for France’s farmers’ union the FNSEA dismissed this criticism and said that French farmers’ needed the support of retailers and consumers during the current economic downturn.
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By GlobalData“Times are hard for farmers – many of whom are facing extreme financial problems…. Now is not the time to be talking of reducing the [farm gate] price of meat,” the spokesperson said.
