SWOT analysis of the Polish beef market (1)
Strengths
- high potential for beef and veal livestock production (cattle population that can be used to switch to suckler cows, good feed base);
- modern machinery in meat plants;
- an upward trend in the number of suckler cows;
- meeting the highest standards (e.g. hygiene, veterinary) on the EU market and in third countries;
- to bring the production of processed beef in line with EU (e.g. veterinary) standards;
- low export share of unprocessed products (e.g. livestock)
Weaknesses
- low domestic demand (negligible demand for culinary beef);
- high fragmentation of beef livestock farming;
- Relatively little experience in the production of livestock from beef cattle (low population of beef cattle);
- fragmentation of slaughterhouses and processing plants;
- large number of live animal brokers;
- lack of a recognisable brand on the domestic and foreign markets;
- low profitability of the meat industry;
- lack of tradition in setting up producer groups;
- underdeveloped beef quality systems;
- climatic conditions – no possibility of year-round grassland grazing
Source:
E Bak-Filipek, Uwarunkowania rozwoju rynku wołowiny w Polsce, SGGW Publishing House, Warsaw 2021.