> Europe is probably being hit by some sort of hardship right now meaning people can't eat as well as usual.

Isn't Europe experiencing an inflation wave of around 10%? That tends to take away meat from the diet.

Edit: Eurostat says it's 6.9% in the euro area, and 8.3 in the EU as a whole.

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/16324910/2-1...