Average Price Of Beef And Pork At The Market

[james24]

I normally get takeaways but have started cooking for myself more. Just got back from the market and for 100g of beef ( noong keed) it cost me 18bt. Yes it is cheap compared to back home but is that the normal rate here?

Also is pork more expensive than beef?

[sulasno]

I think pork is 140 baht/kg and beef is 120 baht or about the same as pork

[james24]

I think pork is 140 baht/kg and beef is 120 baht or about the same as pork

Ah right ok, She did actually say for 1k it was 90 baht so guess it gets cheaper the more you buy.

Quite chuffed actually as just started new diet which I thought was gonna cost a fortune.

[llp]

I regularly pay 160 baht / kg for beef at the Muang Mai market, regardless of vendor or amount ordered.

Once bought beef at Tanin 0.5kg and paid 90 baht.

[Semper]

I think pork is 140 baht/kg and beef is 120 baht or about the same as pork

When did pork become more expensive than beef?

[Gonzo the Face]

Pork , while it has been getting more expensive is not yet more expensive than beef.

At Muang Mai Mkt

Beef 160 b/p/k

Pork 135 b/p/k

Gonzo

....Tomorrow may be different..... up not down

[Semper]

Pork , while it has been getting more expensive is not yet more expensive than beef.

At Muang Mai Mkt

Beef 160 b/p/k

Pork 135 b/p/k

Gonzo

....Tomorrow may be different..... up not down

Of course it depends on what part of the animal you want to buy.

[DonaldBattles]

Please remember that fresh market beef is normally cows that have stopped calving after 7-9 years and are sold as scrap. There will be no quality pen fed beef found in the Thai fresh markers. For the average Thai, beef is beef be it an old cow or buffalo and it is cut in small pieces and cooked where it is chewable for them.

[DonaldBattles]

Please remember that fresh market beef is normally cows that have stopped calving after 7-9 years and are sold as scrap. There will be no quality pen fed beef found in the Thai fresh markers. For the average Thai, beef is beef be it an old cow or buffalo and it is cut in small pieces and cooked where it is chewable for them.

[jonwilly]

I have always considered Thai Pork to be High Quality and agree that Local market Beef is poor quality.

Good beef is available at the Thai French butcher/restaurant located on the Irrigation Cannel road about 300 mtre before Phucome Hotel.

john

[isaanbeef]

Our beef is selling for 180bt / kilo at the moment in Isaan.

[Gonzo the Face]

At Chiang Mai Muang Mai Mkt, 3 days ago..... 180 p/k.

That would seem like a 15 - 20 b/p/k increase since this thread was started a couple weeks ago.

G

Edited October 8, 2011 by Gonzo the Face

[trainman34014]

Very good quality Beef at Makro this week for 175 per kilo. Just had some for dinner; yum yum. Pork at 112 per kilo in Tesco.