Lithuania Beef

Lithuania Beef

Facts about beef in Lithuania

  • The most frequently used meat is pork- followed by beef- lamb- chicken- rabbit- duck and goose; for immediate consumption it is often grilled- or dusted with breadcrumbs and sautéed- in a dish similar to schnitzel
  • Due to Russia’s food embargo and the beef overstock which resulted because of these restrictions- farmers who grow beef steers and cows lose around LTL 10 million (EUR 2.9 million) of income every month.
  • Exporters estimate that in 2012 the volume of beef exported to Russia accounted for LTL 210 million (EUR 61 million)
  • “Beef is already a luxury good- Lithuanians – due to both price and tradition – consumes little of it- compared to developed countries
  • Moreover- the current meat consumption trends in Lithuania are unfavorable to beef producers. In a year- a Lithuanian eats an average of only 4 kilograms of beef.
  • Lithuania produces much more beef than it is consumed locally.