Butchery

What is a butchery?

butchery noun (FOR MEAT)

a place where animals are killed for their meat or meat is prepared for sale: He ran a butchery on a chicken farm. Synonym. abattoir.

Is it butchery or butcher?

Butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, commonly termed a butcher shop (American English), butchery (South African English) or butcher’s shop (British English). Butchers at a butcher shop may perform primary butchery, but will typically perform secondary butchery to prepare fresh cuts of meat for sale.

Is a butchery profitable in South Africa?

More and more people are in need of protein rich foods such as meat. Over 280 000 tonnes of meat is consumed every month in South Africa. Over the years, the demand for all types of meat has been on the rise. It is evident that this is a business market that you can explore.

What is the cheapest meat in South Africa?

chicken

From the above and the bar chart at the top it is clear that chicken is by far the cheapest meat type in South Africa, and perhaps why it is the most consumed meat type in South Africa. The average price of a kilogram of chicken is roughly 3.5 times less than that of lamb chops.

Butchery