Beef prices ease, Rs 50/kg drop after strike ends

NT Reporter

Panaji

After nearly a month of soaring beef prices, consumers in Goa are finally seeing relief. Prices have fallen by Rs 50 per kilogram, dropping from Rs 500 to Rs 450 – a
10% cut.

Husain Bepari, a local vendor, said that while supply has resumed through the Goa Meat Complex Limited (GMCL), further price reductions depend on regular imports from Karnataka.

The shortage that drove prices up from Rs 350 to Rs 500 per kg was caused by a strike by meat traders in Karnataka and Maharashtra, which disrupted supplies to Goa.

On Tuesday, consignments from Karnataka reached the state and were processed at GMCL, and further distributed
to retailers, easing the shortage.

However, Bepari said supply remains inadequate. “Around 50 animals were transported and slaughtered on Monday. However, this number doesn’t match the actual demand in the state,”
he said.

In August, beef supply dropped 85%, falling from an average of 20 tonnes a day to just 2–5 tonnes. Vendors say the current availability still falls
short.

“Most of the stock was finished by afternoon,” said Bepari. “We are hopeful that the meat complex increases the number of animals soon. Full-fledged sale will resume once the regular supply normalises.”