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LAMB, MUTTON, AND GOAT MEAT STOCKS
        Selected Countries
         1,000 Metric Tons
             January 1
     Carcass Weight Equivalent

                             1992               1993               1994               1995            (p)1996            (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
  United States                 3                  4                  4                  5                  4                  5

EUROPEAN UNION
  Greece                        5                  8                 11                  9                  8                  8
  Portugal                      9                 11                  9                  6                  6                  5
  United Kingdom               21                 11                 16                 11                 15                 11
     Subtotal                  35                 30                 36                 26                 29                 24

EASTERN EUROPE
  Bulgaria                      4                  3                  2                  2                  2                  4
  Romania                       4                  2                  1                  2                  3                  2
     Subtotal                   8                  5                  3                  4                  5                  6

MIDDLE EAST
  Saudi Arabia                  4                  4                  6                  7                  7                  8
  Turkey                       33                 41                 40                 39                 40                 30
     Subtotal                  37                 45                 46                 46                 47                 38

OTHER ASIA
  Japan                        20                 22                 22                 15                 17                 17

OCEANIA
  Australia                    30                  4                  4                  4                  4                  4
  New Zealand                  81                 54                 88                 44                 95                115
     Subtotal                 111                 58                 92                 48                 99                119

TOTAL                         214                164                203                144                201                209

SOURCE: Counselor and attache reports, official statistics, and results of office research.                    
Foreign Agricultural Service
Commodity and Marketing Programs                                                                                
Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry Division
(p)-preliminary    (f)-forecast                                                                                


Last modified: Tuesday, December 16, 2003