The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products

In 2004 the total production of reindeer meat was about 2.5 million kilos in Finland. About 1.8 million kilos were sold to consumers through the retailing or catering sector. The reindeer owners consumed themselves or sold directly to final customers about 0.7 million kilos of meat. The majority of...

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Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Kaija Saarni, Jari Setälä, Leena Aikio, Jorma Kemppainen, Asmo Honkanen
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Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2007
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:afbbd9bdc8f14d31b5228cf24c8195d3 2023-05-15T18:04:00+02:00 The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products Kaija Saarni Jari Setälä Leena Aikio Jorma Kemppainen Asmo Honkanen 2007-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.3.273 https://doaj.org/article/afbbd9bdc8f14d31b5228cf24c8195d3 EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/273 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.27.3.273 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/afbbd9bdc8f14d31b5228cf24c8195d3 Rangifer, Vol 27, Iss 3 (2007) consumption meat processing retailing reindeer meat Finland Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2007 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.27.3.273 2022-12-31T01:44:24Z In 2004 the total production of reindeer meat was about 2.5 million kilos in Finland. About 1.8 million kilos were sold to consumers through the retailing or catering sector. The reindeer owners consumed themselves or sold directly to final customers about 0.7 million kilos of meat. The majority of reindeer meat processors were small enterprises. They employed less than five persons and the turnover was modest. Large companies processed most of the reindeer meat. These companies sold reindeer products like other products to nationwide retailing markets. Reindeer meat was sold most commonly as frozen meat. The main product was frozen sliced reindeer. The majority of the processed reindeer meat was sold to consumers through retailing. The export of reindeer meat was of minor importance to the processors. At the moment reindeer meat is a source of livelihood to a small and skilled group of professionals. Reindeer meat could be processed and sold more effectively to well paying niche markets by improving the cooperation between the companies. Poronlihatuotteiden markkinat Suomessa Abstract in Finnish / Tiivistelmä: Vuonna 2004 poronlihaa tuotettiin Suomessa noin 2,5 miljoonaa kiloa. Vähittäismyymälöiden, suurtalouksien, tukkuliikkeiden ja jalostusteollisuuden kautta myytiin kuluttajille noin 1,80 miljoonaa kiloa poronlihatuotteita. Poronomistajien omaan käyttöön mennyt tai poronomistajien suoraan kuluttajille myyty poronlihamäärä oli noin 0,7 miljoonaa kiloa. Lihanjalostajille poro on niukka raaka-aine, josta valmistetaan arvostettuja tuotteita erikoislihamarkkinoille. Yli puolet poronlihaa jalostavista yrityksistä on perustettu 1990-luvulla tai sen jälkeen. Näistä suurin osa on pieniä yrityksistä, joille poronlihanjalostus on tärkein toimiala. Pienten yritysten kilpailukyky perustuu lähialueelta hankittuun raaka-aineeseen ja ne ovat yleensä erikoistuneet lähimarkkinoihin, omaan tuotteistoon tai räätälöityyn asiakaspalveluun. Pääosa poronlihasta käsitellään kuitenkin muutamassa suuressa lihanjalostusyrityksessä, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Aine ENVELOPE(16.883,16.883,65.950,65.950) Rangifer 27 3 79
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topic consumption
meat processing
retailing
reindeer meat
Finland
Animal culture
SF1-1100
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meat processing
retailing
reindeer meat
Finland
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Kaija Saarni
Jari Setälä
Leena Aikio
Jorma Kemppainen
Asmo Honkanen
The market of reindeer meat in Finland, Scarce resource – high-valued products
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meat processing
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Animal culture
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description In 2004 the total production of reindeer meat was about 2.5 million kilos in Finland. About 1.8 million kilos were sold to consumers through the retailing or catering sector. The reindeer owners consumed themselves or sold directly to final customers about 0.7 million kilos of meat. The majority of reindeer meat processors were small enterprises. They employed less than five persons and the turnover was modest. Large companies processed most of the reindeer meat. These companies sold reindeer products like other products to nationwide retailing markets. Reindeer meat was sold most commonly as frozen meat. The main product was frozen sliced reindeer. The majority of the processed reindeer meat was sold to consumers through retailing. The export of reindeer meat was of minor importance to the processors. At the moment reindeer meat is a source of livelihood to a small and skilled group of professionals. Reindeer meat could be processed and sold more effectively to well paying niche markets by improving the cooperation between the companies. Poronlihatuotteiden markkinat Suomessa Abstract in Finnish / Tiivistelmä: Vuonna 2004 poronlihaa tuotettiin Suomessa noin 2,5 miljoonaa kiloa. Vähittäismyymälöiden, suurtalouksien, tukkuliikkeiden ja jalostusteollisuuden kautta myytiin kuluttajille noin 1,80 miljoonaa kiloa poronlihatuotteita. Poronomistajien omaan käyttöön mennyt tai poronomistajien suoraan kuluttajille myyty poronlihamäärä oli noin 0,7 miljoonaa kiloa. Lihanjalostajille poro on niukka raaka-aine, josta valmistetaan arvostettuja tuotteita erikoislihamarkkinoille. Yli puolet poronlihaa jalostavista yrityksistä on perustettu 1990-luvulla tai sen jälkeen. Näistä suurin osa on pieniä yrityksistä, joille poronlihanjalostus on tärkein toimiala. Pienten yritysten kilpailukyky perustuu lähialueelta hankittuun raaka-aineeseen ja ne ovat yleensä erikoistuneet lähimarkkinoihin, omaan tuotteistoon tai räätälöityyn asiakaspalveluun. Pääosa poronlihasta käsitellään kuitenkin muutamassa suuressa lihanjalostusyrityksessä, ...
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Asmo Honkanen
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