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LAMB, MUTTON, AND GOAT MEAT IMPORTS

        Selected Countries

         1,000 Metric Tons
     Carcass Weight Equivalent

                                                 1992               1993               1994               1995            (p)1996            (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
  Mexico                                           17                 20                 24                 15                 15                 16
  United States                                    24                 24                 22                 29                 33                 29
     Subtotal                                      41                 44                 46                 44                 48                 45

SOUTH AMERICA
  Argentina                                         0                  3                  3                  1                  2                  5

EUROPEAN UNION
  France                                           24                 29                 21                 22                 25                 27
  Germany                                          34                 34                 34                 36                 37                 38
  Greece                                           17                 17                 12                 13                 13                 13
  Italy                                            27                 19                 11                  8                 10                  8
  Portugal                                          8                  4                  4                  3                  3                  3
  Spain                                            16                  6                  7                  5                  7                  6
  United Kingdom                                  102                104                 94                127                126                127
     Subtotal                                     228                213                183                214                221                222

FORMER SOVIET UNION
  Russian Federation                               15                 15                 15                 18                  9                 35

NORTH AFRICA
  Egypt                                             0                  5                  5                  3                  5                  5

OTHER AFRICA
  South Africa, Republic of                         8                  6                 38                 25                 30                 31

OTHER ASIA
  China, Peoples Republic of                        0                  0                  0                  2                  3                  3
  Japan                                           113                 96                 81                 84                 75                 75
     Subtotal                                     113                 96                 81                 86                 78                 78

TOTAL                                             405                382                371                391                393                421

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