Abstract

Economic development and industrialization during the Wilhelmine period raised the standard of living. Here, we see a gradual but steady rise in the production of a variety of meats, including beef, pork, and poultry. These products had been considered luxury commodities only half a century earlier.

Meat Production (1890–1913)

Source

Meat Production (in thousands of tons)

Year	Beef	Veal	Pork	Mutton	Goat Meat	Poultry	Total
1890	617		989			62	1915
1891	572		1015			65	1899
1892	601	119	1017	110	18.8	64	1930
1893	669		1062			65	2044
1894	617		1121			64	2051
1895	626		1271			70	2216
1896	684		1478			70	2482
1897	732		1469			72	2523
1898	773		1517			70	2611
1899	770		1671			72	2764
1900	773	151	1704	80	21	74	2803
1901	778		1609			72	2712
1902	776		1472			73	2575
1903	749		1622			77	2704
1904	783	175	1780	64	19	80	2901
1905	856	179	1671	70	19	83	2878
1906	860	172	1649	64	19	83	2847
1907	852	178	1639	61	20	85	2835
1908	900	193	1918	62	20	84	3177
1909	985	209	1835	67	20	83	3199
1910	933	193	1902	66	19	87	3200
1911	899	187	2102	61	20	88	3357
1912	870	179	2058	61	19	87	3274
1913	793	179	2040	60	22	89	3183

Source: Walter G. Hoffmann, Das Wachstum der deutschen Wirtschaft seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Berlin, 1965, p. 302.

Recommended Citation

Meat Production (1890–1913), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/wilhelmine-germany-and-the-first-world-war-1890-1918/ghdi:document-636> [September 26, 2025].