Official: Smoked meat sales exceed 6,000 tons during Easter

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Martina Mostisch, the executive secretary of meat industry association Hússzövetség, saw sales of smoked meat products exceed 6,000 tons in Hungary, the equivalent of approximately HUF 7 bln, during the Easter season last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reported today.

According to the executive secretary, approximately 2 million households consume an average of 3.1 kg of smoked meat during the Easter holidays. Companies reach 25-30% of their annual smoked ham sales during this period, she said, adding that black market sales account for approximately 20-30% of the total in this segment.

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