Maererano nekuongorora kwechangobva kuitika kwakabudiswa neAmerican Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), chikamu chikuru chevanhu veUnited States vanotenda kuti kushandisa michero yakaomeswa nemiriwo inoita kuti kubika kuve nyore, kuchengetedza mari uye kuderedza kudya kwekudya, maererano nePotatoes News.
Chikamu chechidzidzo ichi chaive chidzidzo chakakosha chemhuri dzakakodzera kuwana Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP). Zvinoenderana nevasere kubva pagumi SNAP vanokodzera kudzidza, michero yakaomeswa nemiriwo inobvumira kudya kwakasiyana, kuderedza kutambisa chikafu, uye kuchengetedza mari. Mhedzisiro iyi inoratidza kukosha kwekusanganisira chikafu chakaomeswa nechando muzvirongwa zvemubatanidzwa.
"Sezvo indasitiri yezvekudya nevagadziri vemitemo vachitsvaga nzira dzekuvandudza kudya uye kuderedza nzara munyika yose, chikafu chechando chinofanira kunge chiri chikamu chemhinduro," akadaro Mutungamiriri weAFFI uye CEO Alison Bodor.
Vatsvakurudzi vanocherechedza kuti vanopfuura 25% yevatengi ikozvino vanotenga mimwe miriwo yakaomeswa nechando (nemichero) kupfuura zvavakaita makore matatu apfuura uye vanoziva nezvehutano hwakawanda hwehutano hwezvigadzirwa izvi.
"Kazhinji, chiyero chekushandiswa kwemichero nemiriwo muUnited States chakanyanya kukwirira: inenge 94% yemhuri inotenga zvigadzirwa izvi," nyanzvi dzeAFFI dzinodaro.
Kutengeswa kwemichero nemiriwo yeUS kwakaomeswa nechando kwakasvika madhora mazana manomwe neshanu emadhora mumavhiki makumi mashanu nemaviri 7,1 (kupera kwaChikumi 52, 2022), nekutengesa kunosvika zviuru zana nemakumi matatu nemazana mashanu nemazana mashanu emazana pamusoro peiyo pre-denda rematani 26 miriyoni. Zvigadzirwa zvikuru muchikamu ichi zvaive miriwo, mbatatisi uye hanyanisi, uye michero ine kutengesa kweUS $ 2022 bhiriyoni, US $ 135 bhiriyoni uye US $ 500 bhiriyoni, zvichiteerana.
Vatengi vanosanganisira chikafu chakaomeswa nechando mukudya kwavo nenzira dzakasiyana. Zvibereko zvakaomeswa nemiriwo zvainyanya kushandiswa sendiro yepadivi pakudya kukuru (63% yevatengi vese vakashuma kushandiswa uku), sechinhu chezvinwiwa uye smoothies (50%), uye seanoperekedza pastas uye mupunga ndiro (44% ) .
Vanenge vese vatengesi vakataurawo kuti vanotenga miriwo mitsva uye nechando nemichero, uye kana mitsva yapera, vanotendeukira kune yakaomeswa nechando, "kutonhora" kunobatsira mumamiriro ezvinhu apo zvisingaite kushanyira chitoro. Zvinoenderana neAFFI's Simba reFrozen Market Research 2021, vatengi vazhinji vanosanganisira zvese zvinyoro uye zvakaomeswa chikafu mukudya kwavo. Mashoko aya anoenderana nezvavakawana.