LAMB, MUTTON, AND GOAT MEAT PRODUCTION
Selected Countries
1,000 Metric Tons
Carcass Weight Equivalent
1992 1993 1994 1995 (p)1996 (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
Mexico 136 138 142 138 137 139
United States 159 153 140 130 121 113
Subtotal 295 291 282 268 258 252
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 82 80 82 68 56 55
EUROPEAN UNION
France 172 163 154 148 152 155
Germany 44 41 41 42 43 43
Greece 130 129 130 130 131 130
Ireland 94 98 93 89 91 87
Italy 86 81 79 76 78 80
Portugal 30 32 32 27 27 27
Spain 249 241 240 242 230 232
United Kingdom 355 348 352 366 346 343
Subtotal 1,160 1,133 1,121 1,120 1,098 1,097
EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria 65 64 61 59 57 49
Poland 22 23 8 8 6 4
Romania 78 57 69 71 60 62
Subtotal 165 144 138 138 123 115
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Kazakhstan, Republic of 243 275 252 206 161 137
Russian Federation 329 359 316 261 217 190
Ukraine 35 31 44 40 36 33
Subtotal 607 665 612 507 414 360
MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia 285 194 197 189 192 193
Turkey 378 378 372 372 366 363
Subtotal 663 572 569 561 558 556
NORTH AFRICA
Egypt 83 85 83 81 83 84
OTHER AFRICA
South Africa, Republic of 194 177 134 146 156 153
SOUTH ASIA
India 595 610 615 622 630 637
OTHER ASIA
China, Peoples Republic of 1,250 1,373 1,650 2,015 2,300 2,600
OCEANIA
Australia 636 646 634 576 580 603
New Zealand 518 520 513 522 504 470
Subtotal 1,154 1,166 1,147 1,098 1,084 1,073
TOTAL 6,248 6,296 6,433 6,624 6,760 6,982
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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