PORK CONSUMPTION
Selected Countries
1,000 Metric Tons
Carcass Weight Equivalent
1992 1993 1994 1995 (p)1996 (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
Canada 932 913 959 951 922 930
Mexico 881 917 978 980 915 925
United States 7,926 7,902 8,087 8,067 7,628 7,516
Subtotal 9,739 9,732 10,024 9,998 9,465 9,371
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil 1,165 1,218 1,268 1,431 1,505 1,605
EUROPEAN UNION
Austria 387 402 455 456 463 465
Belgium-Luxembourg 548 559 555 573 569 617
Denmark 350 396 346 355 345 345
France 2,148 2,088 2,094 2,083 2,085 2,120
Germany 4,388 4,738 4,521 3,943 4,063 4,195
Greece 214 215 225 225 229 231
Ireland 135 140 135 136 138 138
Italy 1,860 1,902 1,900 1,910 2,010 2,010
Netherlands 639 822 672 684 687 680
Portugal 272 315 385 350 370 375
Spain 1,958 2,090 2,062 2,111 2,119 2,123
Sweden 284 289 302 316 307 307
United Kingdom 1,328 1,391 1,351 1,333 1,355 1,349
Subtotal 14,511 15,347 15,003 14,475 14,740 14,955
OTHER WESTERN EUROPE
Switzerland 267 267 253 253 229 220
EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria 312 268 274 265 246 239
Czech Republic 701 679 731 667 669 690
Hungary 537 480 471 404 603 663
Poland 2,073 1,585 1,430 1,490 1,566 1,490
Romania 459 318 500 396 387 385
Subtotal 4,082 3,330 3,406 3,222 3,471 3,467
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Russian Federation 2,974 2,694 2,466 2,346 2,241 2,095
Ukraine 1,184 1,021 925 811 764 755
Subtotal 4,158 3,715 3,391 3,157 3,005 2,850
OTHER ASIA
China, Peoples Republic of 26,236 28,394 31,867 36,257 39,752 40,255
Hong Kong 420 421 417 338 295 313
Japan 2,087 2,074 2,097 2,093 2,116 2,110
Korea, Republic of 731 767 798 830 867 887
Philippines 710 687 715 760 820 865
Singapore 103 107 108 106 105 104
Taiwan 810 852 873 857 911 930
Subtotal 31,097 33,302 36,875 41,241 44,866 45,464
OCEANIA
Australia 333 322 341 350 336 346
TOTAL 65,352 67,233 70,561 74,127 77,617 78,278
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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