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PER CAPITA LAMB, MUTTON AND GOAT MEAT CONSUMPTION

       Selected Countries

 Kilograms Per Person Per Annum
   Carcass Weight Equivalent

                                              1992               1993               1994               1995            (p)1996            (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
  Mexico                                       1.8                1.8                1.8                1.7                1.6                1.6
  United States                                0.7                0.7                0.6                0.6                0.6                0.5
 
SOUTH AMERICA
  Argentina                                    2.3                2.4                2.4                2.0                1.6                1.7
 
EUROPEAN UNION                                 6.2                6.1                6.1                6.0                6.0                6.0
  France                                       5.5                5.5                5.4                5.3                5.2                5.3
  Germany                                      1.0                1.0                1.0                1.1                1.1                1.1
  Greece                                      14.4               14.2               14.3               14.3               14.2               13.9
  Ireland                                      9.1                9.0                9.3                9.2                9.5                9.5
  Italy                                        2.2                2.2                1.8                1.7                1.8                1.8
  Portugal                                     4.1                4.3                4.5                3.7                3.9                4.1
  Spain                                        7.0                6.4                6.5                6.4                6.2                6.2
  United Kingdom                               6.3                5.8                6.0                6.0                6.2                6.1
 
EASTERN EUROPE
  Bulgaria                                     6.6                7.0                6.7                6.7                6.2                5.7
  Poland                                       0.6                0.6                0.2                0.2                0.2                0.1
  Romania                                      3.4                2.4                2.9                3.1                2.7                2.8
 
FORMER SOVIET UNION
  Kazakhstan, Republic of                     14.5               16.1               14.9               11.9                9.3                7.8
  Russian Federation                           2.3                2.5                2.3                1.9                1.6                1.5
  Ukraine                                      0.6                0.5                0.8                0.8                0.7                0.7
 
MIDDLE EAST
  Saudi Arabia                                19.9               16.5               14.7               13.2               13.0               12.7
  Turkey                                       6.4                6.4                6.2                6.1                6.1                6.0
 
NORTH AFRICA
  Egypt                                        1.4                1.5                1.5                1.4                1.4                1.4
 
OTHER AFRICA
  South Africa, Republic of                    5.3                4.7                4.3                4.2                4.5                4.4
 
SOUTH ASIA
  India                                        0.7                0.7                0.7                0.7                0.7                0.7
 
OTHER ASIA
  China, Peoples Republic of                   1.1                1.2                1.4                1.7                1.9                2.1
  Japan                                        0.9                0.8                0.7                0.7                0.6                0.6
 
OCEANIA
  Australia                                   20.2               20.3               17.7               16.8               16.6               17.5
  New Zealand                                 26.1               25.1               27.7               32.6               32.5               32.1
 



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