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     BEEF AND VEAL EXPORTS
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       1,000 Metric Tons
   Carcass Weight Equivalent

                                             1992              1993              1994              1995           (p)1996           (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
  Canada                                      159               191               220               219               280               340
  Mexico                                        1                 1                 1                 2                 2                 3
  United States                               601               578               731               826               851               860
     Subtotal                                 761               770               952             1,047             1,133             1,203

CARIBBEAN
  Dominican Republic                           10                 9                 7                 4                 0                 0

CENTRAL AMERICA
  Costa Rica                                   29                30                29                28                29                27
  Guatemala                                    11                13                 6                 4                 3                 3
  Honduras                                     22                21                20                 9                 9                11
  Nicaragua                                    20                25                26                26                26                17
     Subtotal                                  82                89                81                67                67                58

SOUTH AMERICA
  Argentina                                   296               280               376               520               460               480
  Brazil                                      434               392               358               269               315               360
  Colombia                                      7                 1                 1                 2                 2                 2
  Uruguay                                     123               105               152               143               170               185
  Venezuela                                     0                 0                 6                 6                 6                 6
     Subtotal                                 860               778               893               940               953             1,033

EUROPEAN UNION
  Austria                                      72                61                52                 3                 2                 3
  Belgium-Luxembourg                           29                28                28                36                36                35
  Denmark                                      44                46                45                30                30                33
  France                                      277               242               235               154               154               140
  Germany                                     332               293               196               178               170               140
  Greece                                        1                 1                 2                 2                 2                 2
  Ireland                                     217               245               334               339               250               250
  Italy                                        96                47                31                10                16                15
  Netherlands                                 101                78                83                86                87                90
  Spain                                        16                10                 5                 6                 5                 5
  Sweden                                        8                11                 5                 2                 3                 3
  United Kingdom                               26                45                68                77                12                10
     Subtotal                               1,219             1,107             1,084               923               767               726

EASTERN EUROPE
  Bulgaria                                      5                 1                 0                 1                 0                 2
  Czech Republic                                4                 5                 1                25                20                17
  Poland                                       20                16                14                17                10                10
  Romania                                       5                 6                 8                 0                 0                 0
     Subtotal                                  34                28                23                43                30                29

FORMER SOVIET UNION
  Kazakhstan, Republic of                      52                55                36                43                35                28
  Ukraine                                     185                92               168               191               190               190
     Subtotal                                 237               147               204               234               225               218

MIDDLE EAST
  Saudi Arabia                                  1                 1                 2                 2                 0                 0
  Turkey                                        0                 1                 0                 0                 0                 0
     Subtotal                                   1                 2                 2                 2                 0                 0

NORTH AFRICA
  Egypt                                         1                 7                 5                 5                 0                 0

OTHER AFRICA
  South Africa, Republic of                     1                 3                 2                 2                 3                 9

SOUTH ASIA
  India                                       110               120               110               125               135               145

OTHER ASIA
  China, Peoples Republic of                   75               155                74                95               105               100
  Hong Kong                                     2                 2                 2                 4                 4                 4
  Singapore                                     3                 4                 2                 2                 2                 2
     Subtotal                                  80               161                78               101               111               106

OCEANIA
  Australia                                 1,191             1,169             1,168             1,092             1,040             1,100
  New Zealand                                 426               448               466               504               520               515
     Subtotal                               1,617             1,617             1,634             1,596             1,560             1,615

TOTAL                                       5,013             4,838             5,075             5,089             4,984             5,142

SOURCE: Counselor and attache reports, official statistics, and results of office research.             Foreign Agricultural Service
                                                                                                        Commodity and Marketing Programs
(p)-preliminary    (f)-forecast                                                                         Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry Divisi


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