Meat industry, too crowded a place

There are just too many of us out there, meat industry producers complain. They say the number of companies in this industry amounts to more than 1,100 at the moment, but estimate that things will soon change. The adoption of the European Union’s directives will leave no more than 200 players in a matter of years. Furthermore, the future begins this year, the companies’ representatives say. “There’s too much supply for the market to absorb, which has led to overproduction, particularly because of the depressed areas status. I think this is the only industry where competition is for real,” Angst Ro general manager Sorin Minea says. As proof to verify his statements, Minea said the “differences” between the domestic producers last year could not have happened in the absence of real competition. One of such differences is the dispute started by Cris Tim, which tried to prohibit other companies from using the “Saxon salami” name at the end of last year. ZF