LAMB, MUTTON, AND GOAT MEAT CONSUMPTION
Selected Countries
1,000 Metric Tons
Carcass Weight Equivalent
1992 1993 1994 1995 (p)1996 (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
Mexico 153 158 166 153 152 155
United States 179 173 157 157 150 138
Subtotal 332 331 323 310 302 293
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 77 80 82 67 56 58
EUROPEAN UNION
France 315 316 312 307 305 308
Germany 83 82 82 91 93 94
Greece 148 147 149 149 149 147
Ireland 32 32 33 33 34 34
Italy 128 124 105 99 101 101
Portugal 40 42 44 36 38 40
Spain 272 251 255 251 244 244
United Kingdom 367 339 346 349 363 358
Subtotal 1,385 1,333 1,326 1,315 1,327 1,326
EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria 59 62 57 57 53 49
Poland 22 23 8 8 6 4
Romania 78 55 66 69 60 61
Subtotal 159 140 131 134 119 114
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Kazakhstan, Republic of 245 273 253 203 157 132
Russian Federation 347 370 336 284 230 226
Ukraine 31 28 41 40 36 34
Subtotal 623 671 630 527 423 392
MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia 321 277 255 238 244 247
Turkey 365 375 365 368 373 377
Subtotal 686 652 620 606 617 624
NORTH AFRICA
Egypt 83 90 88 84 88 89
OTHER AFRICA
South Africa, Rep 202 183 172 171 186 184
SOUTH ASIA
India 581 600 607 610 618 625
OTHER ASIA
China, PR 1,247 1,363 1,649 2,014 2,297 2,595
Japan 111 96 88 82 75 75
Subtotal 1,358 1,459 1,737 2,096 2,372 2,670
OCEANIA
Australia 349 355 314 300 301 319
New Zealand 87 85 95 113 114 114
Subtotal 436 440 409 413 415 433
TOTAL 5,922 5,979 6,125 6,333 6,523 6,808
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 Division
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