Cheap meat their meat industries. The OECD estimates the total "producer support" in OECD countries for 2012 as follows: 18bn USD for beef and veal, 7.3bn USD for pigmeat, 6.5bn USD for poultry and 1bn USD for sheepmeat (provisional numbers). Hidden costs of meat production can be related to the environmental impact of meat production and to the effect on human health (such as resistant antibiotics). Cheap meat Cheap meat is a term used to describe relatively inexpensive meat (e.g. fatty cuts of lamb or mutton) or to indicate that the consumer price of meat does not include the overall costs of
Meat extenders Meat extenders Meat extenders are non-meat substances with substantial protein content. Extenders are distinguished from fillers by their high protein content, compared to the high carbohydrate content of fillers. Extenders were originally used to reduce costs but they were later used to make meat products more healthy by adding dietary fiber, or to improve the texture. Meat extenders were used in the United States in the 1940s, with rolled oats used as an extender in sausage meat, and dishes such as stuffed cabbage were considered to be suitable ways of extending meat. By the 1970s soy protein was commonly used