Mercado consumidor de carne caprina e ovina do município de Capanema, Estado do Pará

Abstract

The objective of this work was to characterize the profile of goat and sheep meat consumers in the city of Capanema-PA. 400 questionnaires containing open and closed questions were applied in order to obtain qualitative and quantitative data. The results were processed using Excel for Windows version 2007 software. Among the interviewees, 56.03% (224/400) are female and 43.97% (176/400) are male. Most have between 1 and 2 minimum wages (40.70%) and complete high school. It was found that 69.75% (279/400) of the interviewees do not eat meat from either of the two species studied, mainly because they do not appreciate it (57.28%). It was observed that 63.51% of consumers enjoy the product sporadically, roasted over hot coals (84.30%), preferring to buy at a butcher shop (37.97%) or open market (37.97%), unaware (83.47 %) the origin of this product. Ribs (64.46%) and ham (17.36%) are the preferred commercial cuts. The consumption of goat and sheep meat in Capanema-PA is still low, with the need for greater disclosure and strengthening of this market. The absence of consumption is mainly due to the lack of appreciation of the meat and the difficulty in finding places to sell. Buchada and sarapatel are consumed by a significant portion of meat lovers from small ruminants.