Determinants of Fresh and Processed Meat Consumption in Saudi Arabia محددات استهلاک اللحوم الطازجة والمصنعة في المملکة العربية السعودية

Abstract

Fresh meat has great importance in food security components. The research targeted studying Determinants of Fresh and processed Meat Consumption in KSA. The study adopted on descriptive and quantitative statistical analysis methods. It depended on secondary and primary data, as well as of a random sample of Al-Ahsa Governorate Families Where the family spends the highest expenditure compared to all provinces of KSA by about 10% in 2018, as the Spending on food is about 11% of total household income. The study concluded that although both processed and poultry meat are good alternatives to fresh red meat, the reduction of their prices compared to fresh meat do not affect the consumed quantity. The study showed the family income has the largest impact on red meat and processed meat quantities consumed .On other hand it cleared that the fresh red meat price has significantly affects on processed and poultry meat consumption.