FAS Online Logo Return to the FAS Home Page
FAS Logo II
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


Last modified: Thursday, April 06, 2000