GAME MEAT PROCUREMENT MARKET IN POLAND IN 2009–2021

Procurement of game animals is a major source of revenue for hunting clubs in Poland.For several years, the game meat buying market has been showing an upward trend, but this situation is also influenced by random factors that negatively affect the value of the game meat buying market.For several years in our country we have been struggling with the ASF virus, and since 2020, negative effects in the economy related to the occurrence of the SARS-CoV virus have been observed, also affecting the hunting sector with its activities.The aim of the study was to analyze the dynamics of game meat procurement in Poland in the years 2009-2021.The data concerned the three most important species, namely deer, roe deer and wild boar.The analysis covered the quantity of game meat, procurement value and the average price of game meat depending on animal species.The conducted research confirmed an upward trend in the volume and value of game meat procurement for all the analysed game species.Similarly, the average procurement prices of roe dee and wild boar meat with the exception of red deer, showed an upward trend.The study confirmed the negative impact of the ASF virus and the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the game meat buying market in Poland.