PORK PRODUCTION
Selected Countries
1,000 Metric Tons
Carcass Weight Equivalent
1992 1993 1994 1995 (p)1996 (f)1997
NORTH AMERICA
Canada 1,209 1,192 1,234 1,281 1,240 1,246
Mexico 830 870 900 954 890 895
United States 7,817 7,751 8,027 8,097 7,765 7,751
Subtotal 9,856 9,813 10,161 10,332 9,895 9,892
SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil 1,200 1,250 1,300 1,450 1,560 1,680
EUROPEAN UNION
Austria 401 413 471 457 464 468
Belgium-Luxembourg 937 988 1,011 1,057 1,030 1,070
Denmark 1,383 1,527 1,565 1,517 1,528 1,581
France 1,994 2,034 2,126 2,145 2,193 2,260
Germany 3,585 3,646 3,604 3,062 3,085 3,171
Greece 153 150 144 147 149 151
Ireland 203 213 215 206 205 213
Italy 1,342 1,371 1,369 1,345 1,355 1,360
Netherlands 1,584 1,750 1,673 1,623 1,619 1,620
Portugal 234 284 344 305 308 301
Spain 1,918 2,088 2,107 2,175 2,180 2,200
Sweden 277 291 307 310 315 304
United Kingdom 983 1,025 1,053 1,017 995 1,010
Subtotal 14,994 15,780 15,989 15,366 15,426 15,709
OTHER WESTERN EUROPE
Switzerland 264 260 246 251 224 215
EASTERN EUROPE
Bulgaria 312 265 267 265 251 238
Czech Republic 699 685 655 650 660 710
Hungary 570 500 494 400 690 725
Poland 2,052 1,537 1,358 1,580 1,600 1,450
Romania 491 373 565 421 432 440
Subtotal 4,124 3,360 3,339 3,316 3,633 3,563
FORMER SOVIET UNION
Russian Federation 2,784 2,432 2,103 1,865 1,679 1,511
Ukraine 1,180 1,013 916 807 767 759
Subtotal 3,964 3,445 3,019 2,672 2,446 2,270
OTHER ASIA
China, Peoples Republic of 26,353 28,544 32,048 36,484 40,000 40,500
Hong Kong 223 214 199 187 184 180
Japan 1,432 1,433 1,390 1,322 1,264 1,225
Korea, Republic of 752 773 786 799 865 870
Philippines 710 690 715 754 798 825
Singapore 83 85 87 85 83 80
Taiwan 1,113 1,135 1,204 1,233 1,270 1,275
Subtotal 30,666 32,874 36,429 40,864 44,464 44,955
OCEANIA
Australia 336 328 344 351 337 348
TOTAL 65,404 67,110 70,827 74,602 77,985 78,632
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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