Total Meat Summary
Selected Countries
1,000 Metric Tons
---Carcass Weight Equivalent---

1988

1992

1995

1996

1997(e)

1998(f))

PRODUCTION

United States

27,418

30,474

33,598

33,965

34,369

35,736

Canada

2,817

2,813

3,069

3,131

3,215

3,281

Mexico

3,744

4,048

4,542

4,432

4,520

4,600

Argentina

3,067

3,192

3,368

3,316

3,312

3,276

Brazil

7,147

8,552

11,670

11,894

12,031

12,350

European Union

30,833

32,458

32,605

33,232

34,027

33,002

Poland

3,004

3,044

2,355

2,440

2,292

2,332

Russian Federation

9,751

8,173

5,719

5,217

4,695

4,105

China

24,680

33,946

52,000

59,467

63,000

66,700

Japan

319

3,391

3,205

3,070

3,017

2,977

Australia

2,781

3,265

3,144

3,055

3,173

3,175

New Zealand

1,231

1,147

1,152

1,158

1,177

1,158

South Korea

952

1,244

1,428

1,560

1,615

1,617

TOTAL

121,044

135,747

156,525

165,888

169,383

174,178

IMPORTS

United States

1,630

1,424

1,284

1,253

1,440

1,537

Canada

211

323

398

402

422

290

Mexico

88

318

281

345

411

460

Argentina

1

58

27

41

49

35

Brazil

27

115

134

145

170

185

European Union

922

965

827

908

919

944

Poland

50

109

89

106

103

105

Russian Federation

1,722

705

1,954

1,992

2,211

2,291

China

24

175

633

909

1,013

1,105

Japan

1,268

1,794

2,389

2,463

2,249

2,365

South Korea

45

228

275

297

389

528

Australia/N.Zealand

3

10

14

17

20

20

TOTAL

5,991

6,224

8,277

8,890

9,407

9,879

EXPORTS

United States

784

1,575

3,148

3,609

3,873

4,063

Canada

411

461

642

730

829

890

Mexico

0

10

6

15

23

33

Argentina

328

301

530

482

452

482

Brazil

768

860

755

915

980

1,080

European Union

2,094

2,220

2,552

2,590

2,622

2,641

Poland

154

47

115

229

210

182

Russian Federation

0

9

13

17

20

21

China

319

353

718

727

768

790

Japan

0

9

3

3

3

0

Australia

1,104

1,514

1,384

1,301

1,395

1,388

New Zealand

901

884

864

985

964

930

South Korea

35

31

18

46

70

15

TOTAL

6,898

8,274

10,726

11,824

12,154

12,515

CONSUMPTION

United States

28,231

30,316

31,716

31,628

31,894

33,197

Canada

2,615

2,654

2,822

2,785

2,807

2,813

Mexico

3,832

4,330

4,740

4,751

4,900

5,017

Argentina

2,756

2,939

2,862

2,874

2,910

2,837

Brazil

6,446

7,787

11,039

11,173

11,256

11,465

European Union

29,629

30,810

30,742

30,887

30,925

31,223

Russian Federation

11,473

9,003

7,781

7,189

6,889

6,375

Poland

2,932

3,101

2,271

2,352

2,202

2,234

China

24,385

33,768

51,915

58,646

63,244

67,016

Japan

4,843

5,140

5,491

5,423

5,380

5,390

South Korea

963

1,420

1,698

1,811

1,897

2,012

Australia

1,712

1,779

1,790

1,762

1,784

1,817

New Zeland

313

295

213

242

226

225

TOTAL

120,130

133,342

155,080

161,523

166,314

171,621

SOURCE: Counselor and attache reports, official statistics, and results of office research.

Foreign Agricultural Service
Commodity and Marketing Programs
Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Division

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