CHANGES IN CONSUMPTION AND THE ROLE OF SELF-SUPPLY IN POULTRY MEAT IN POLAND IN THE YEARS 2005-2022

Abstract

The aim of the article is to recognition changes in the consumption of raw poultry meat (chilled and frozen) in households according to socio-economic groups of the population, with particular attention to self-supply. In the long term, self-supply of poultry shows a tendency to decrease its level, and it varies among the studied groups, which is confirmed by the research. To achieve the purpose of the study, descriptive statistics methods (analysis of changes over time and structure analysis) and household budget surveys conducted by the Central Statistical Office were used. The study covers the years 2005, 2010 and 2015-2022. Natural consumption of poultry meat (including meat from hens, cockerel and chickens as well as other poultry) decreased in all household groups. The decreasing self-consumption of this meat was accompanied by a lower share of self-supply in its consumption. During the period under study, the largest amount of self-supplied poultry was consumed in farmers’ households, the least in self-employed households. In higher-income households, part of the self-supply of poultry is probably more often replaced by niche and processed products and meals eaten away from home, while in low-income households – by products from conventional poultry. Reducing the number of farms keeping poultry will not contribute to increasing self-supply.