My intial assumption was that fewer people eating meat means lower prices because of a larger supply for lower demand. But of course it might mean fewers ranchers and companies investing in livestock in the first place because fewer expect to make a profit on it. What’s the market analysis say to anyone familiar with it?
Absolutely no impact at all.
Should lower the price of meat with fewer customers for it.
… it hasn’t lowered the customer numbers an iota.
Okay, you’re so suspiciously insistent that I decided to look into it. Looks like meat consumption has dropped 10% in the US and 19% percent in Europe since 2010. Not necessarily attributable to vegetarians/vegans, but that’s a hell of a lot more than an iota: https://investigatemidwest.org/2025/12/16/meat-consumption-grows-in-us-and-asia-while-europe-is-on-the-decline/
According to that site meat consumption in Europe has dropped by 19% but grown by 10% in the US.