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Production1

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  Million tonnes c.w.e.
World total 173.5 181.5 184.0 185.0
Bovine meat 53.4 54.5 53.3 52.8
Ovine meat 9.4 9.9 9.9 9.8
Pigmeat 68.4 70.9 72.7 72.5
Poultry meat 38.8 42.5 44.6 46.3
Other meat2 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Developing countries 70.0 77.9 81.9 84.0
Bovine meat 19.0 20.0 20.3 20.6
Ovine meat 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.1
Pigmeat 29.6 33.3 35.5 35.8
Poultry meat 14.0 16.7 18.2 19.5
Other meat2 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0
Developed countries 103.5 103.6 102.1 101.0
Bovine meat 34.4 34.5 33.0 32.2
Ovine meat 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.6
Pigmeat 38.7 37.6 37.2 36.7
Poultry meat 24.8 25.8 26.3 26.8
Other meat2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

1 In terms of carcass weight (c.w.e.), excluding slaughter fats and offals.
2 Excludes edible offals.

Consumption

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  Million tonnes c.w.e.
World total 173.1 180.8 184.3 184.5
Developing countries 70.4 78.5 82.9 85.2
Latin America 17.9 19.2 19.7 20.2
Africa 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.1
Near East 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.3
Far East 40.6 47.1 50.6 52.3
Developed countries 102.7 102.2 101.4 99.4
North America 31.5 32.3 33.5 33.7
Europe 41.6 41.2 41.6 40.3
  EC 30.1 30.2 30.8 30.5
Former USSR 20.9 19.8 17.2 16.2
Oceania 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3


Exports1

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  Million tonnes c.w.e.
ALL MEATS
World total2 9.99 10.76 10.35 10.20
Developing countries 2.76 3.11 2.75 2.62
Developed countries2 7.23 7.65 7.59 7.58
BOVINE MEAT
World total2 4.71 5.13 4.86 4.69
  Australia 0.95 1.08 1.19 1.13
  Brazil 0.35 0.29 0.35 0.31
  EC2 1.04 1.24 1.10 1.10
  New Zealand 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.46
  United States 0.41 0.54 0.60 0.59
Developing countries 1.39 1.43 1.15 1.06
Developed countries2 3.31 3.70 3.71 3.63
SHEEP AND GOAT MEAT
World total2 0.80 0.85 0.86 0.82
  Australia 0.21 0.32 0.32 0.31
  New Zealand 0.46 0.42 0.45 0.42
Developing countries 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.08
Developed countries2 0.71 0.77 0.78 0.74
PIG-MEAT
World total2 1.73 1.88 1.64 1.60
  Canada 0.26 0.22 0.24 0.26
  China 0.36 0.56 0.40 0.33
  EC2 0.50 0.59 0.43 0.48
Developing countries 0.41 0.63 0.51 0.45
Developed countries2 1.32 1.25 1.13 1.15
POULTRY MEAT
World total2 1.80 2.12 2.25 2.37
  Brazil 0.27 0.33 0.37 0.35
  Thailand 0.12 0.17 0.18 0.19
  United States 0.50 0.63 0.77 0.90
Developing countries 0.54 0.74 0.79 0.81
Developed countries2 1.27 1.38 1.45 1.56

1 Excludes live animals and offals.
2 Excludes trade within EC.

Imports1

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  Million tonnes c.w.e.
World total2 9.21 10.25 10.17 9.99
Developing countries 3.16 3.70 3.82 3.77
Developed countries2 6.05 6.55 6.35 6.22
BOVINE MEAT
World total2 4.32 4.86 4.80 4.61
  Canada 0.18 0.24 0.22 0.26
  Egypt 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.13
  Japan 0.51 0.55 0.62 0.68
  Korea, Republic of 0.08 0.29 0.20 0.16
  United States 1.09 1.13 1.18 1.09
Developing countries 1.28 1.61 1.51 1.47
Developed countries2 3.04 3.26 3.29 3.14
SHEEP AND GOAT MEAT
World total2 0.74 0.77 0.80 0.76
  EC2 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24
  Japan 0.12 0.11 0.11 0.12
Developing countries 0.27 0.31 0.34 0.32
Developed countries2 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.44
PIG-MEAT
World total2 1.65 1.87 1.70 1.64
  Japan 0.45 0.60 0.71 0.68
  Mexico 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.07
  United States 0.43 0.35 0.29 0.30
Developing countries 0.33 0.37 0.41 0.37
Developed countries2 1.33 1.51 1.28 1.27
POULTRY MEAT
World total2 1.70 2.08 2.28 2.37
  Japan 0.29 0.36 0.41 0.39
  Mexico 0.06 0.10 0.14 0.15
  Saudi Arabia 0.20 0.25 0.26 0.27
Developing countries 0.94 1.20 1.38 1.44
Developed countries2 0.76 0.88 0.90 0.93

1 Excludes live animals and offals.
2 Excludes trade within EC.

Closing stocks

  1987-89 Average 1991 1992 1993
  '000 tonnes
BOVINE MEAT
EC1 377 940 1 089 485
Japan2 96 74 68 94

1 Intervention stocks in carcass weight at the end of December.
2 Public and private stocks, expressed in boneless cuts equivalent at the end of December but prior to 1989, at the end of March.

Value of exports1

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  '000 million $
World total 17.24 19.69 19.67 19.83
  Bovine meat 8.48 9.46 9.63 9.65
  Ovine meat 1.28 1.48 1.50 1.52
  Pigmeat 4.13 4.71 4.64 4.82
  Poultry meat 2.26 2.96 3.00 2.61
Developing countries 4.19 5.39 5.08 4.71
Developed countries 13.05 14.31 14.59 15.12

1 Excludes trade within EC.

International meat prices

  1988-90 Average 1991 1992 1993
  $/tonne
BEEF
Argentina: bone-in. f.o.b. 1 424 1 781 1 972 2 031
Australia: cow, c.i.f.1 2 599 2656 2 475 2693
EC: frozen, boneless, export u.v. 1 740 1 290 1 384 ...
Japan: fresh or chilled boneless. c.i.f. 4 989 5570 5 675 5443
SHEEPMEAT
Australia: frozen mutton2 ... ... 1 329 1 231
New Zealand: frozen lamb3 2 463 2331 2649 2 907
PIG-MEAT        
Japan: frozen, bone-in, c.i.f. 4488 4 209 4 840 5600
United States: fresh or frozen. export u.v. 4 076 3 402 3 087 3 064
CHICKEN MEAT
Japan: fresh. chilled or frozen. c.i.f. 2 070 2338 2227 1 989
United States: parts, export u.v. 1 073 1 088 970 859

1 Destination: United States.
2 Cost and freight, United Arab Emirates.
3 Whole carcasses, UK wholesale.

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