I think frozen meat is cheap for five main reasons:
In foreign countries, many foreigners only like to eat lean meat (some meat without bones), probably because they think it is difficult to chew the meat on bones, such as pig's trotters and chicken feet, and most of the bones are lost. In our opinion, this is a waste of food, so some people value this piece, buy a lot of meat they don't want at a low price, and then import it to China for sale through frozen storage. Therefore, the appearance of a large number of frozen meat will make the price higher.
Foreign aquaculture has been very developed, and even many aquaculture industries have achieved fully mechanized farming, so the output is large and the cost is very low. In other countries, people are in awe of some animals instead of eating some animals, so the overproduction will be disposed of and sold to other regions or countries. If you want to sell the surplus meat to other regions or countries, you must use frozen transportation, which greatly ensures the quality and reduces the storage cost. Coupled with this long-term stable supply chain, it also indirectly reduces the cost (the instability of the local supply chain is one of the factors leading to the higher price of fresh meat).
Many fresh meats are bought by wholesalers from farmers. Because most farmers are retail investors, the purchase price is often different and the transportation cost is different. Many times it will be affected by the local consumption level. Therefore, the final purchase price increased, which in turn led to an increase in the price of fresh meat. Fresh meat is expensive, but I think frozen meat is cheap.
Whether in storage, transportation or production, the cost of frozen meat is lower than that of fresh meat. First of all, in terms of storage, frozen meat can be sold as soon as possible (fresh meat should be sold as soon as possible to prevent deterioration, thus increasing costs), and it can be frozen and stored first, and then sold in batches after the arrival quantity is certain. In terms of transportation, frozen meat is transported by cold chain, so there is no need to worry about the thawing of frozen meat during transportation, and it can also be transported at one time (the transportation cost of fresh meat will appear almost every day, resulting in an increase in the cost of fresh meat). In terms of survival, the production supply chain of frozen meat is relatively stable and can be self-regulated. This effect is usually easy to reduce the first two costs, and then the survival cost is lower (the supply chain of fresh meat is often unstable, such as the daily price is different, resulting in more production costs of fresh meat).
Many people know that fresh meat is better than frozen meat in taste and nutrition, which has caused an increase in the demand for fresh meat. If the price of fresh meat and frozen meat is the same, who will buy frozen meat? So it makes sense that frozen meat is cheaper than fresh meat.
Based on the above five reasons, we can know why frozen meat is cheap. If you know other reasons, you might as well share your opinion in the comments section.
Never hear that frozen meat is bad meat. If you think so, it is wrong, because frozen meat is "acid-draining", that is to say, before freezing, the meat will go through the processes of hanging meat, draining blood and draining moisture, and then it will be frozen and preserved. Most of the bacteria in such frozen meat will be removed, and it will not taste very fishy and sour. So frozen meat is better than frozen meat.
Finally, we should know that China attaches great importance to food safety, especially imported food. Therefore, food imported into China, including frozen meat, must undergo very strict inspection before it can be sold. Therefore, you must go to a regular supermarket to buy frozen meat.