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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


Last modified: Thursday, April 06, 2000