WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION RESTRICTED
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCEIMA/W/12
6June1997
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO(97-2362)
International Bovine Meat Agreement
MEAT STATISTICS -SUMMARY TABLES
Theattached Summary Tables wereprepared bytheSecretariat onthebasisofParties 'replies
tothequestionnaire (IMA/STAT/- series). Thetables reproduce data1oncattle numbers, slaughtering,
production, stocks, consumption, tradeandprices ofbovine meat, aswellasproduction, consumption,
trade ofpigmeat, poultry meatandsheepmeat.
Accord international surlaviande bovine
STATISTIQUES DELAVIANDE -TABLEAUX RECAPITULATIFS
Lestableaux récapitulatifs ci-joints ontétéétablis parleSecrétariat surlabasedesréponses
desParties auquestionnaire (série IMA/STAT/-). Ilscontiennent desdonnées1surl'effectif ducheptel
bovin, lesabattages, laproduction, lesstocks, laconsommation, lecommerce etlesprixdelaviande
bovine, ainsiquesurlaproduction, laconsommation etlecommerce desviandes deporc, devolaille
etd'ovins.
Acuerdo Internacional delaCarne deBovino
ESTAD ÍSTICAS DELACARNE -CUADROS RECAPITULATIVOS
LaSecretaría hapreparado loscuadros adjuntos sobre labasedelasrespuestas delasPartes
alcuestionario (serie dedocumentos IMA/STAT/-). Enellossereproducen losdatos1sobre cabezas
deganado, animales sacrificados, producción, existencias, consumo, comercio yprecios enrelación
conlacarne debovino, asícomo losdatos sobre laproducción, elconsumo yelcomercio decarne
deporcino, deavesdecorral ydeovino.
1English only/Anglais seulement/Inglés solamente.IMA/W/12
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TABLE OFCONTENTS
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TABLE 1 TOTAL CATTLE AND CALF NUMBERS .................. 5
TABLE 2 CATTLE AND CALF SLAUGHTER ....................... 7
TABLE 3 BEEF AND VEAL PRODUCTION ........................ 9
TABLE 4 STOCKS OFBEEF AND VEAL .......................... 11
TABLE 5 BEEF AND VEAL CONSUMPTION ....................... 12
TABLE 6 IMPORTS OFLIVE CATTLE AND CALVES ................. 14
TABLE 7 IMPORTS OFFRESH, CHILLED AND/OR FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL 16
TABLE 8 IMPORTS OFBEEF AND VEAL OTHER THAN FRESH,
CHILLED AND/OR FROZEN ........................... 17
TABLE 9 EXPORTS OFLIVE CATTLE AND CALVES ................ 18
TABLE 10 EXPORTS OFFRESH, CHILLED AND/OR FROZEN BEEF
AND VEAL ....................................... 20
TABLE 11 EXPORTS OFBEEF AND VEAL OTHER THAN FRESH,
CHILLED AND/OR FROZEN ........................... 21
TABLE 12 BEEF PRICES -AVERAGE PRICE RECEIVED BYPRODUCERS ... 22
TABLE 13 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE FOR BEEF ..................... 23
TABLE 14 BEEF PRICES -AVERAGE ORREPRESENTATIVE EXPORT/IMPORT
PRICES ........................................ 24
NOTES ONTABLES 12,13,AND 14............................... 26
TABLE 15 PIGMEAT PRODUCTION ............................. 28
TABLE 16 PIGMEAT CONSUMPTION ............................ 29
TABLE 17 PIGMEAT IMPORTS ................................. 31
TABLE 18 PIGMEAT EXPORTS ................................ 32
TABLE 19 POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTION ........................ 33
TABLE 20 POULTRY MEAT CONSUMPTION ....................... 34IMA/W/12
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TABLE OFCONTENTS (cont'd)
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TABLE 21 POULTRY MEAT IMPORTS ........................... 36
TABLE 22 POULTRY MEAT EXPORTS ........................... 37
TABLE 23 SHEEPMEAT PRODUCTION ........................... 38
TABLE 24 SHEEPMEAT CONSUMPTION .......................... 39
TABLE 25 SHEEPMEAT IMPORTS .............................. 41
TABLE 26 SHEEPMEAT EXPORTS .............................. 42
FOOTNOTES .......................................... 43
Symbols: Thefollowing symbols were used:
... Notavailable
- Nilornegligible
n.a. Notapplicable
Notes: Theinformation submitted bytheECincludes theGerman Länder asfrom1991, and
Austria, Finland andSweden, asfrom1995. Thus, growth ratesfortheperiod 1995/94
were notcalculated.
Datainthisdocument andthe"Situation andOutlook" report (IMA/W/11) maydiffer
duetodifferent sources.IMA/W/12
Page5TABLE 1-TOTAL CATTLE AND CALF NUMBERS ('000head)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA (30/6) 53,011 52,655 53,156 53,500 54,000 0.93 ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 20,213 20,419 20,268 20,400 20,590 0.93 ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA (31/3)123,880 24,062 24,580 24,000 25,500 6.25 ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 1,652 1,697 1,695 1,706 ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL 154,440 155,134 157,461 159,036 162,217 2.00 ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 50,347 50,574 51,333 51,846 52,883 2.00 ... ... ...
BULGARIA (1/1) 1,310 974 750 638 632 -0.94 ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 574 487 419 349 370 6.02 ... ... ...
CANADA (1/1)211,713 11,786 12,254 12,849 13,186 2.62 12,767 -3.17 12,528
ofwhich cows 5,018 5,079 5,282 5,552 5,612 1.08 5,432 -3.21 5,248
COLOMBIA324,787 25,224 25,605 26,072 ... ... ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 9,976 10,394 10,619 10,762 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC (1/12)481,435 79,320 78,540 84,480 84,450 -0.04 ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 32,165 31,825 31,830 34,025 33,975 -0.15 ... ... ...
Austria (3/12) 2,401 2,334 2,329 2,290 ... ... ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 902 897 900 880 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland (1/12) 1,232 1,230 1,185 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 455 452 446 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden (30/6) 1,775 1,807 1,827 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 662 679 675 ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY (1/1) 1,159 999 910 950 1,000 5.26 1,050 5.00 ...
ofwhich cows 507 490 445 430 435 1.16 450 3.45 ...IMA/W/12
Page6TABLE 1-TOTAL CATTLE AND CALF NUMBERS ('000head)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
JAPAN (1/2) 4,980 5,024 4,990 4,916 4,828 -1.79 ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 2,152 2,168 2,131 2,043 2,058 0.73 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND (30/6)58,144 8,308 8,887 9,272 9,200 -0.78 9,050 -1.63 ...
ofwhich cows 3,758 3,816 4,088 4,259 4,375 2.72 4,575 4.57 ...
NORWAY (1/1) 1,013 1,008 1,007 1,001 1,003 0.20 1,017 1.35 ...
ofwhich cows 352 348 345 342 344 0.73 347 0.87 ...
PARAGUAY 9,436 9,861 9,779 10,120 10,700 5.73 10,200 -4.67 ...
ofwhich cows 9,436 9,862 9,779 ... 10,080 ... 10,380 2.98 ...
POLAND (30/6) 8,221 7,643 7,696 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 4,257 4,942 3,864 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA (31/1) 3,683 3,597 3,481 3,496 ... ... ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 2,306 2,281 2,271 1,798 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA (31/8) 8,400 8,062 8,114 8,364 8,638 3.28 8,888 2.89 8,799
ofwhich cows 4,366 4,096 4,064 4,285 4,309 0.56 4,434 2.90 ...
SWITZERLAND (21/4) 1,783 1,745 1,755 1,762 1,771 0.52 ... ... 1,755
ofwhich cows 999 968 950 825 215 -73.94 ... ... 951
UNITED STATES (1/1)697,556 99,176 100,988 102,765 103,819 1.03 ... ... ...
ofwhich cows 42,735 43,023 44,178 45,583 ... ... ... ... ...
URUGUAY (30/1)79,670 10,217 10,504 10,676 10,678 0.02 10,790 1.05 10,910
ofwhich cows 3,771 3,870 4,022 4,156 4,156 - 4,156 - 4,156IMA/W/12
Page7TABLE 2-CATTLE AND CALF SLAUGHTER ('000head)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA -Adult cattle: 10,663 10,734 10,649 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 1,050 1,095 1,176 ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA -Adult cattle:17,741 7,402 7,265 6,420 ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 1,031 1,013 1,068 865 ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL -Adult cattle: 21,813 22,575 14,559 29,670 31,081 4.76 ... ... ...
-Calves: 26 68 24 26 32 23.08 ... ... ...
CANADA2-Adult cattle: 2,748 2,601 2,641 2,688 2,852 6.07 3,030 6.26 3,010
-Calves: 399 351 340 358 341 -4.80 330 -3.17 330
COLOMBIA3-Adult cattle: 3,114 3,119 3,299 3,619 ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EC -Adult cattle: 24,555 22,280 22,160 22,972 23,140 0.73 23,060 -0.35 ...
-Calves: 6,325 5,960 5,850 5,828 5,700 -2.20 5,600 -1.75 ...
Austria -Adult cattle: 680 612 575 605 ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 169 159 154 157 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland -Adult cattle: 480 432 429 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 10 8 7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden -Adult cattle: 926 960 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 30 33 36 30 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY -Adult cattle: 495 385 320 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 25 20 20 ... ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page8TABLE 2-CATTLE AND CALF SLAUGHTER ('000head)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
JAPAN -Adult cattle: 1,471 1,493 1,522 1,493 1,381 -7.50 ... ... ...
-Calves: 20 18 15 11 8 -27.27 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND4-Adult cattle: 2,129 2,245 2,171 2,447 2,418 -1.20 2,487 2.87 2,591
-Calves: 795 775 831 1,312 1,401 6.80 1,195 -14.70 1,150
NORWAY -Adult cattle: 342 331 336 326 326 0.12 327 0.34 ...
-Calves: 17 22 20 14 13 -11.19 12 -5.51 ...
PARAGUAY -Adult cattle: 1,158 1,120 1,115 1,118 ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: - ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
POLAND -Adult cattle:
-Calves:
ROMANIA -Adult cattle: 1,792 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA -Adult cattle: 2,439 2,331 1,915 1,756 1,759 0.17 1,866 6.08 2,245
-Calves: 70 66 39 29 29 - 30 3.45 31
SWITZERLAND -Adult cattle: 485 447 395 418 ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 339 329 313 319 ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES -Adult cattle: 32,094 32,594 33,478 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Calves: 1,334 1,160 1,237 ... ... ... ... ... ...
URUGUAY4-Adult cattle: 1,332 1,312 1,593 1,495 1,787 19.53 1,815 1.57 1,872
-Calves: 51 56 74 67 79 17.91 71 -10.13 72IMA/W/12
Page9TABLE 3-BEEF AND VEAL PRODUCTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA -Beef:12,487.0 2,508.0 2,486.0 2,466.0 2,471.0 0.20 2,445.0 -1.05 ...
-Veal: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA2-Beef: 1,833.9 1,773.8 1,787.5 1,574.0 1,803.0 14.55 ... ... ...
-Veal: 36.3 40.2 39.4 33.0 - -100.00 ... ... ...
BRAZIL3-Beef: 5,184.0 5,564.0 6,123.0 6,385.0 6,533.0 2.32 ... ... ...
-Veal: 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 16.67 ... ... ...
BULGARIA4-Beef: 23.0 8.6 3.6 1.7 ... ... ... ... ...
-Veal: 29.0 12.9 3.0 1.8 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA5-Beef: 855.3 844.9 862.0 889.0 952.4 7.13 1,016.6 6.74 1,017.1
-Veal: 42.4 38.0 38.4 40.4 37.6 -6.93 36.5 -2.93 36.0
COLOMBIA6-Beef: 257.1 230.2 233.6 793.1 803.6 1.32 814.0 1.30 824.6
-Veal: - - - ... ... ... ... ... ...
EC -Beef: 7,556.0 6,900.0 6,570.0 7,173.0 7,292.0 1.66 7,341.0 0.67 ...
-Veal: 840.0 810.0 805.0 797.0 788.0 -1.13 784.0 -0.51 ...
Austria -Beef: 229.9 207.5 196.2 205.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-Veal: 16.3 15.2 14.9 15.9 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland -Beef: 116.6 105.7 107.1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Veal: 0.1 0.1 0.1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden -Beef: 125.0 137.0 137.0 132.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-Veal: 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY -Beef: 109.5 94.3 77.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Veal: 0.5 0.5 0.5 ... ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page10TABLE 3-BEEF AND VEAL PRODUCTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
JAPAN -Beef: 590.0 593.0 601.0 601.0 554.0 -7.82 ... ... ...
-Veal: 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.6 -25.00 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND7-Beef: 510.4 568.3 563.8 615.0 620.0 0.81 661.0 6.61 645.0
-Veal: 14.5 14.0 15.1 25.0 27.0 8.00 22.0 -18.52 21.0
NORWAY -Beef: 82.4 81.2 84.9 83.0 84.0 1.13 85.0 1.24 ...
-Veal: 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.1 -13.32 1.1 - ...
PARAGUAY -Beef: 233.0 225.0 233.0 239.0 210.0 -12.13 210.0 - ...
-Veal: - - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
POLAND -Beef: 492.0 408.0 394.0 367.0 425.0 15.80 ... ... ...
-Veal: 54.0 46.0 35.0 27.0 35.0 29.63 ... ... ...
ROMANIA8-Beef: 121.0 172.0 170.0 65.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-Veal: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA9-Beef: 585.1 530.4 443.5 363.0 461.4 27.11 542.8 17.64 530.2
-Veal: 3.1 3.1 1.6 1.0 1.7 70.00 1.8 5.88 1.8
SWITZERLAND -Beef: 131.5 117.8 107.9 108.8 116.5 7.08 110.0 -5.58 105.0
-Veal: 35.6 34.2 34.2 31.7 35.3 11.36 35.0 -0.85 32.0
UNITED STATES -Beef: 10,471.0 10,445.0 11,061.0 11,411.0 11,776.0 3.20 ... ... ...
-Veal: 139.0 129.0 133.0 141.0 147.0 4.26 ... ... ...
URUGUAY -Beef: 326.0 308.0 364.0 343.0 411.0 19.83 415.0 0.97 430.0
-Veal: 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 14.29 8.0 - 8.0IMA/W/12
Page11TABLE 4-STOCKS OFBEEF AND VEAL ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
AUSTRALIA130.2 35.2 31.2 31.2 31.0 -0.64 ... ... ...
BRAZIL 81.0 - - - - ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA25.0 3.0 2.0 - - ... ... ... ...
CANADA314.2 13.3 19.7 25.7 22.0 -14.40 24.0 9.09 25.0
COLOMBIA 257.1 230.2 230.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
EC41,166.0 718.0 163.0 18.0 100.0 455.56 175.0 75.00 ...
Austria 3.0 2.0 2.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 4.9 1.6 2.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden - - - ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY59.0 4.2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN 98.0 116.0 118.0 128.0 140.0 9.38 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY 2.1 0.7 1.3 0.1 - -100.00 - ... ...
POLAND659.6 31.9 36.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 7.0 5.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA79.0 10.5 0.1 - - ... - ... ...
SWITZERLAND 4.3 - - 2.4 9.5 295.01 6.0 -36.84 ...
UNITED STATES8168.0 198.0 249.0 211.0 195.0 -7.58 ... ... ...
URUGUAY 14.0 10.0 15.0 18.0 22.0 22.22 22.0 - 22.0IMA/W/12
Page12TABLE 5-BEEF AND VEAL CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight andkg./capita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA -Total: 2,190.0 2,232.0 2,097.0 1,937.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 66.4 66.9 63.0 56.4 ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA1-Total: 603.3 581.5 652.5 686.0 666.0 -2.92 ... ... ...
-percapita: 34.5 32.9 36.7 37.7 36.7 -2.65 ... ... ...
BRAZIL2-Total: 4,917.0 5,175.0 5,911.0 6,453.0 6,665.0 3.29 ... ... ...
-percapita: 32.3 34.1 38.3 41.0 41.7 1.71 ... ... ...
BULGARIA3-Total: 117.0 142.0 115.0 110.0 105.0 -4.55 80.0 -23.81 ...
-percapita: 13.0 17.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 -7.69 9.0 -25.00 ...
CANADA4-Total: 959.7 930.6 963.3 962.0 945.8 -1.68 972.8 2.85 991.8
-percapita: 33.7 32.1 33.0 32.5 31.8 -2.15 32.4 1.89 32.4
COLOMBIA -Total: 628.7 637.2 675.1 793.1 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 18.5 18.5 18.9 22.0 ... ... ... ... ...
EC -Total: 7,482.0 7,492.0 7,310.0 7,660.0 7,600.0 -0.78 7,650.0 0.66 ...
-percapita: 21.6 21.5 20.9 20.6 20.3 -1.46 20.4 0.49 ...
Austria -Total: 175.9 164.9 161.9 165.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 22.3 20.9 20.3 20.9 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland -Total: 99.5 95.6 97.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 19.7 18.9 19.1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden -Total: 148.0 152.0 157.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 17.1 17.4 18.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY5-Total: 58.7 57.7 57.7 47.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 5.7 5.6 5.6 4.5 ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page13TABLE 5-BEEF AND VEAL CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight andkg./capita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
JAPAN -Total: 1,191.0 1,308.0 1,442.0 1,519.0 1,441.0 -5.13 ... ... ...
-percapita: 9.6 10.5 11.5 12.1 11.5 -4.96 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND6-Total: 100.3 103.2 108.3 123.5 121.4 -1.70 128.0 5.44 126.5
-percapita: 28.9 29.7 30.8 34.7 33.8 -2.59 35.0 3.55 34.2
NORWAY -Total: 78.6 82.2 86.7 86.8 87.3 0.54 89.0 1.99 ...
-percapita: 18.3 19.1 20.0 19.9 19.9 - 20.2 1.51 ...
PARAGUAY -Total: 206.1 200.3 204.6 206.2 219.0 6.21 235.0 7.31 ...
-percapita: 45.0 47.0 46.0 43.0 43.0 - 43.0 - ...
POLAND -Total: 483.0 436.0 400.0 380.0 390.0 2.63 ... ... ...
-percapita: 12.6 11.4 10.5 9.5 10.0 5.26 ... ... ...
ROMANIA -Total: 206.4 205.9 ... 235.6 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 9.1 9.0 ... 10.4 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA -Total: 720.1 681.8 655.0 574.6 578.0 0.59 646.0 11.76 629.0
-percapita: 18.6 18.5 17.5 15.0 13.7 -8.47 15.1 9.61 14.4
SWITZERLAND -Total: 177.1 170.3 157.0 156.0 152.0 -2.56 145.0 -4.61 150.0
-percapita: 25.3 24.1 21.9 21.7 22.0 1.38 20.0 -9.09 21.0
UNITED STATES -Total: 11,147.0 11,018.0 11,530.0 11,705.0 11,879.0 1.49 ... ... ...
-percapita: 43.6 42.7 44.2 44.5 44.7 0.45 ... ... ...
URUGUAY -Total: 208.0 213.0 214.0 204.0 205.0 0.49 213.0 3.90 218.0
-percapita: 68.0 69.0 69.0 65.0 65.0 - 67.0 3.08 69.0IMA/W/12
Page14TABLE 6-IMPORTS OFLIVE CATTLE AND CALVES ('000head)
(carcass weight equivalent, inbrackets, in'000metric tonnes)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA ... 3.4 1.9 ... ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA - - - - - ... ... ... ...
- - - - - ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA1- 0.1 0.4 - ... ... ... ... ...
- (0.1) ... - ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA213.5 31.1 49.1 30.1 40.8 35.55 37.8 -7.35 37.8
(4.2) (9.7) (15.7) (9.7) (12.9) (32.99) (12.0) (-6.98) (12.0)
COLOMBIA ... - 15.1 4.8 ... ... ... ... ...
... - (37.8) (12.1) ... ... ... ... ...
EC 716.0 598.0 671.0 575.0 600.0 4.35 600.0 - ...
(92.0) (80.0) (77.0) (65.0) (70.0) (7.69) (70.0) - ...
Austria - 2.6 6.3 - ... ... ... ... ...
- (0.1) - - ... ... ... ... ...
Finland - - 0.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
- (0.0) (0.0) ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - - - ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY - 2.8 - - ... ... ... ... ...
- (1.3) (0.2) (0.3) ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page15TABLE 6-IMPORTS OFLIVE CATTLE AND CALVES ('000head)
(carcass weight equivalent, inbrackets, in'000metric tonnes)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
JAPAN 22.7 17.4 11.0 8.9 13.2 48.31 ... ... ...
(5.0) (4.0) (3.0) (2.0) (3.0) (50.00) ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND - ... - - ... ... ... ... ...
- ... ... - ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - - - ... ... ... ... ...
PARAGUAY 1.8 8.0 172.1 232.2 307.0 32.21 307.0 - ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
POLAND 150.0 120.0 127.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
(36.0) (22.0) (26.0) ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 1.1 - ... 0.4 ... ... ... ... ...
(0.4) - ... (0.3) ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA 157.0 180.0 192.0 199.0 278.0 39.70 260.0 -6.47 260.0
(33.5) (37.2) (40.7) (43.1) (58.2) (35.03) (54.2) (-6.87) (54.2)
SWITZERLAND 4.3 4.2 7.0 4.5 3.6 -20.00 4.0 11.11 4.0
(0.6) (0.5) (1.0) (0.6) (0.5) (-16.67) (0.5) - (0.5)
UNITED STATES 2,255.0 2,499.0 2,082.0 2,900.0 2,200.0 -24.14 ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
URUGUAY 1.0 - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - - - ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page16TABLE 7-IMPORTS OFFRESH, CHILLED AND/OR FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL
('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 13.2 6.6 - ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 3.8 5.6 3.8 5.0 5.0 - ... ... ...
BRAZIL1160.0 50.0 107.0 300.0 250.0 -16.67 ... ... ...
BULGARIA21.0 20.0 19.4 23.8 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA3212.2 260.6 278.7 247.5 228.4 -7.72 195.0 -14.62 175.0
COLOMBIA ... 0.0 0.4 4.1 ... ... ... ... ...
EC 266.0 238.0 273.0 270.0 290.0 7.41 290.0 - ...
Austria 1.0 2.4 1.9 5.0 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 0.2 2.9 4.6 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 22.5 16.8 18.2 14.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 11.6 18.2 28.3 13.9 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN 586.0 729.0 839.0 924.0 865.0 -6.39 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND24.5 6.5 6.1 7.6 9.7 27.63 7.0 -27.84 7.0
NORWAY 0.8 1.0 1.7 2.8 2.9 3.98 3.4 17.24 ...
PARAGUAY ... 0.9 5.0 5.6 5.0 -10.94 5.0 - ...
POLAND 33.8 27.9 17.8 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 10.7 5.1 ... 19.0 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA 14.5 22.4 59.0 65.6 60.7 -7.47 64.0 5.44 64.0
SWITZERLAND 5.4 6.6 11.0 9.1 5.7 -37.36 6.5 14.04 7.0
UNITED STATES 915.0 885.0 885.0 862.0 851.0 -1.28 ... ... ...
URUGUAY - - - - ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page17TABLE 8-IMPORTS OFBEEF AND VEAL OTHER THAN FRESH, CHILLED AND/OR FROZEN (CANNED, COOKED, ETC.)
('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1998 1998
ARGENTINA 0.3 0.3 - ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA - - - - - ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL - - - ... ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA1- 0.2 ... 0.1 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA 10.2 9.7 10.1 8.2 8.8 7.32 5.0 -43.18 5.0
COLOMBIA ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EC 214.0 181.0 185.0 185.0 190.0 2.70 190.0 - ...
Austria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finland - 0.0 0.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 3.1 3.3 4.5 3.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 0.2 18.2 0.2 0.8 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN 19.0 15.0 14.0 15.0 3.0 -80.00 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND - ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 5.04 0.5 - ...
PARAGUAY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
POLAND 0.2 0.1 0.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 0.3 0.9 ... 0.8 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
SWITZERLAND 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.7 16.67 0.6 -14.29 0.6
UNITED STATES 192.0 204.0 101.0 92.0 91.0 -1.09 ... ... ...
URUGUAY - - - - ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page18TABLE 9-EXPORTS OFLIVE CATTLE AND CALVES ('000head)
(carcass weight equivalent, inbrackets, in'000metric tonnes)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 5.7 7.1 168.0 336.7 ... ... ... ... ...
- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 144.8 189.7 289.9 ... ... ... ... ... ...
(38.9) (53.4) (82.0) ... ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL - - - - - ... ... ... ...
- - - ... ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA1123.0 51.6 63.1 4.2 ... ... ... ... ...
(37.0) (17.4) (20.2) (1.3) ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA 1,023.6 893.1 882.2 1,037.6 1,279.3 23.29 900.0 -29.65 765.0
(312.2) (274.9) (283.6) (333.1) (403.6) (21.16) (285.3) (-29.31) (242.5)
COLOMBIA 0.1 5.0 0.1 19.3 ... ... ... ... ...
(0.1) (12.6) (0.1) (48.2) ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 327.0 482.0 533.0 630.0 600.0 -4.76 560.0 -6.67 ...
(84.0) (143.0) (148.0) (175.0) (160.0) (-8.57) (150.0) (-6.25) ...
Austria 44.6 38.6 37.4 33.0 ... ... ... ... ...
(10.8) (10.0) (10.3) (10.0) ... ... ... ... ...
Finland - - - ... ... ... ... ... ...
- - - ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - - ... ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page19TABLE 9-EXPORTS OFLIVE CATTLE AND CALVES ('000head)
(carcass weight equivalent, inbrackets, in'000metric tonnes)
HUNGARY 80.4 84.6 87.0 84.0 ... ... ... ... ...
(24.2) (25.5) (27.5) (25.5) ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - - - ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - - - ... ... ... ... ...
PARAGUAY 0.8 36.3 82.7 49.6 30.5 -38.51 30.5 - ...
- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
POLAND 350.0 240.0 340.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
(29.0) (19.0) (25.0) ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 78.9 28.9 ... 41.4 ... ... ... ... ...
(31.9) (11.9) ... (11.9) ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
- - - - ... ... ... ... ...
SWITZERLAND - - - - - ... - ... -
- - - - - ... - ... -
UNITED STATES 256.0 112.0 149.0 73.0 86.0 17.81 ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
URUGUAY 53.0 14.0 132.0 124.0 21.0 -83.06 22.0 4.76 22.0
(13.0) (3.0) (32.0) (30.0) (5.0) (-83.33) (5.0) - (5.0)IMA/W/12
Page20TABLE 10-EXPORTS OFFRESH, CHILLED, AND/OR FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL
('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA1296.4 280.0 373.7 513.0 ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 1,232.9 1,207.3 1,180.1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL 129.0 136.0 105.0 34.0 90.0 164.71 ... ... ...
BULGARIA26.0 0.6 0.3 1.3 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA 157.0 186.4 217.2 221.3 279.1 26.12 291.0 4.26 251.0
COLOMBIA 7.6 1.6 1.3 3.0 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 1,121.0 993.0 960.0 810.0 780.0 -3.70 760.0 -2.56 ...
Austria 70.6 59.5 50.5 71.0 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 9.7 7.6 10.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 3.5 8.0 3.1 4.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 36.9 13.1 13.3 9.3 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND3450.7 463.9 470.7 522.3 559.9 7.20 594.8 6.23 576.0
NORWAY 5.2 2.9 0.3 0.3 - -100.00 - ... ...
PARAGUAY 26.6 21.4 25.9 24.0 24.0 - 24.0 - ...
POLAND 9.6 4.0 3.8 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 5.5 6.6 ... 1.6 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA 1.5 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 10.00 2.0 -9.09 2.0
SWITZERLAND 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.2 80,900.00 2.0 -38.24 1.5
UNITED STATES 581.0 554.0 707.0 826.0 962.0 16.46 ... ... ...
URUGUAY 93.0 85.0 130.0 123.0 187.0 52.03 190.0 1.60 198.0IMA/W/12
Page21TABLE 11-EXPORTS OFBEEF AND VEAL OTHER THAN FRESH, CHILLED AND/OR FROZEN (CANNED, COOKED, ETC.)
('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA1... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 8.1 9.3 9.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL 303.0 309.0 220.0 176.0 200.0 13.64 ... ... ...
BULGARIA21.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA 2.3 3.9 5.1 2.8 6.8 142.86 5.0 -26.47 4.0
COLOMBIA - - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 118.0 92.0 112.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 - ...
Austria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 5.7 6.8 1.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 6.5 4.3 6.4 5.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 1.0 0.1 8.2 9.7 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND - - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.0 -35.77 1.0 - ...
PARAGUAY 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.4 1.0 -28.57 1.0 - ...
POLAND 13.4 13.0 12.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 5.2 7.3 ... 3.9 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA - - - ... ... ... ... ... ...
SWITZERLAND 1.0 1.0 0.2 1.2 0.8 -32.55 0.6 -25.00 0.6
UNITED STATES 20.0 24.0 23.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
URUGUAY 30.0 20.0 22.0 20.0 23.0 15.00 20.0 -13.04 22.0IMA/W/12
Page22TABLE 12-BEEF PRICES -AVERAGE PRICE RECEIVED BYPRODUCERS (national currency perkg.)
%CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997
ARGENTINA (Pesos/kg.) 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA ($A/kg.) 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 257.5 10,479.3 ...
BRAZIL (US$/kg.) 1.4 1.6 1.8 ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA (Levs/kg.) 9.3 14.9 31.8 63.2 ... ... ...
CANADA (Can$/kg.) 1.6 1.8 1.7 ... 128.9 ... ...
COLOMBIA (Col$/kg.) 74.7 89.8 96.2 126.1 ... ... ...
EC (ECU/kg.) 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.8 -4.2 ...
Austria (Schilling/kg.) 2,469.0 24.8 24.8 ... ... ... ...
Finland (FIM/kg.) 24.8 23.5 24.4 ... ... ... ...
Sweden (SEK/kg.) 26.3 25.9 25.9 ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY (Ft/kg.) 69.5 82.0 116.0 ... ... ... ...
JAPAN (Y/kg.) 583.0 589.0 506.0 482.0 506.0 5.0 ...
NEW ZEALAND (NZ$/kg.) 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.5 1.0 -35.0 1.3
NORWAY (NOK/kg.) 35.8 34.0 35.3 33.6 ... ... ...
PARAGUAY (G/kg.) 1,048.0 1,150.0 1,450.0 1,590.0 ... ... ...
POLAND (Z1/kg.) 7,000.0 12,600.0 18,000.0 ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA (Lei/kg.) 198.8 484.1 ... 3,849.5 ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA (R/kg.) 5.1 5.3 7.3 7.0 785.5 11,121.4 ...
SWITZERLAND (SwF/kg.) 4.8 5.2 5.4 4.7 4.0 -15.1 4.0
UNITED STATES (US$/kg.) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 -2.2 ...
URUGUAY (NUr$/kg.) 3,552.7 4.7 6.3 9.2 10.7 16.2 ...IMA/W/12
Page23TABLE 13-AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE FOR BEEF (national currency perkg.)
%CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997
ARGENTINA (US$/kg.) 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA ($A/kg.) 10.9 10.9 11.5 ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL (US$/kg.) 1.0 3.3 4.5 ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA (Levs/kg.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA (CAN$/kg.) 11.0 11.6 11.8 11.5 10.8 -6.4 ...
COLOMBIA (Col$/kg.) 245.3 297.6 338.3 405.1 ... ... ...
EC (ECU/kg.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Austria (Schilling/kg.) 205.0 210.0 213.0 ... ... ... ...
Finland (FIM/kg.) 58.4 57.1 56.6 ... ... ... ...
Sweden (SEK/kg.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY (Ft/kg.) 231.0 246.0 273.0 ... ... ... ...
JAPAN (Y/kg.) 3,513.0 3,384.0 3,416.0 3,342.0 3,419.0 2.3 ...
NEW ZEALAND (NZ$/kg.) 8.3 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.8 -1.1 6.7
NORWAY (NOK/kg.) 88.2 88.2 85.1 83.6 ... ... ...
PARAGUAY (G/kg.) 3,561.0 4,426.0 5,391.0 6,143.0 ... ... ...
POLAND (Z1/kg.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA (Lei/kg.) 531.0 1,693.0 ... 5,512.3 ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA (R/kg.) 19.0 12.0 24.2 16.5 1,650.0 9,921.9 ...
SWITZERLAND (SwF/kg.) 16.3 17.7 19.1 18.0 17.0 -5.6 17.0
UNITED STATES (US$/kg.) 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.1 -2.2 ...
URUGUAY (NUr$/kg.) 4,684.5 6.7 9.7 15.2 18.1 19.0 ...IMA/W/12
Page24TABLE 14-BEEF PRICES -AVERAGE ORREPRESENTATIVE EXPORT/IMPORT PRICES
%CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997
ARGENTINA -Export (f.o.b.) 1,936 1,980 1,934 1,936 ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA -Export (f.o.b.) 2,571 2,626 2,833 ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 3,207 2,582 2,911 ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL -Export (f.o.b.) 2,884 2,718 3,411 3,273 ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... 890 1,128 1,100 ... ... ...
CANADA -Export (f.o.b.) 2,240 2,055 1,684 1,716 173 -89.92 ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 2,401 1,901 1,968 2,088 189 -90.95 ...
COLOMBIA -Export (f.o.b.) 1,710 1,890 1,770 2,020 ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
EC -Export (f.o.b.) 1,428 1,412 1,553 1,910 ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Austria -Export (f.o.b.) 3,359 3,406 3,461 ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 16,357 11,091 11,274 ... ... ... ...
Finland -Export (f.o.b.) 1,290 1,420 1,720 ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 910 950 1,660 ... ... ... ...
Sweden -Export (f.o.b.) 1,920 2,130 2,280 ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 4,700 4,260 5,070 ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY -Export (f.o.b.) 16,810 21,630 24,330 ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 11,620 10,470 14,470 ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page25TABLE 14-BEEF PRICES -AVERAGE ORREPRESENTATIVE EXPORT/IMPORT PRICES
%CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997
JAPAN -Export (f.o.b.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 5,090 4,760 4,870 4,972 4,321 -13.09 ...
NEW ZEALAND -Export (f.o.b.) 2,579 2,453 2,457 2,202 2 -99.91 2
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY -Export (f.o.b.) 1,828 1,697 3,320 3,315 ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 4,232 3,544 3,640 3,772 ... ... ...
PARAGUAY -Export (f.o.b.) ... 1,880 ... ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
POLAND -Export (f.o.b.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA -Export (f.o.b.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA -Export (f.o.b.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
SWITZERLAND -Export (f.o.b.) 1,410 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 6,810 ... 5,660 ... 978 ... 1,000
UNITED STATES -Export (f.o.b.) 4,537 4,692 4,339 4,464 ... ... ...
-Import (c.i.f.) 2,357 2,445 2,269 2,056 ... ... ...
URUGUAY -Export (f.o.b.) 1,400 1,374 1,506 1,671 1,475 -11.73 ...
-Import (c.i.f.) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page26NOTES ONTABLES 12,13AND 14
Average Price received by
producersAverage Retail Price forBeef Average orrepresentative export
pricesAverage orrepresentative
import prices
ARGENTINA Steer, liveweight, liniers. In
1992, Australes, from 1992 PesosSirloin steak, Buenos Aires Frozen, boneless, cowgrade beef ...
AUSTRALIA Weighted average price, capital
citysaleyards (carcass weight)Beef, rump; weighted average of
eight capital citiesAverage oftotalbeefandveal
(including canned) Bovine meat
BRAZIL Bovine carcass, State ofSãoPaulo Rump, SãoPaulo Boneless beef Average ofallimported beef
BULGARIA Average price ofarepresentative
class ofbeefPrice ofrepresentative loincut Frozen boneless beef, inUS$ Frozen boneless beef, inUS$
CANADA Slaughter cattle; Toronto market
beginning in1994Sirloin steak Frozen boneless beef Frozen boneless beef
COLOMBIA Live slaughter cattle Average price ofrump Frozen boneless beef ...
EC Carcass weight prices of100kgs.
adult male cattle, quality R3. As
of1995, change inagrimonetary
conversion coefficient.... Free-at-Community-frontier offer
price. Frozen bovine meat...
Austria Average domestic price of
100kgs.ofslaughter cattleNational average retail price of
striploinFrozen boneless beef Frozen boneless beef
Finland ... Average price ofbeef, shoulder Frozen beef Frozen beef
Sweden Slaughtered weight, allcattle
grades, Swedish market... Frozen boneless beef Frozen boneless beefIMA/W/12
Page27Average Price received by
producersAverage Retail Price forBeef Average orrepresentative export
pricesAverage orrepresentative
import prices
HUNGARY ... Sirloin Frozen boneless beef Frozen boneless beef
JAPAN Dairy steer, liveweight Allgrades, except forWagyu,
Chuck; product weight basis... Frozen boneless beef, product
weight basis
NEW ZEALAND Weighted average price forMcow
(145.5-170 kgs.) atexport
slaughter housePrime ribrolled (c/kg.) .. ...
NORWAY Netslaughter price ox,class I,
delivered atslaughter houses in
OsloPrice ofrepresentative loincut Frozen boneless beef, prices in
US$Frozen boneless beef, prices in
US$
PARAGUAY Steer Steer,Price ofrepresentative loin Frozen boneless beef, US$ Frozen boneless beef, US$
POLAND Adult cattle Backside ofsteer ... ...
ROMANIA ... Rib,calfandsirloin
SOUTH AFRICA Average forallgrades andall
marketsSirloin Super Abefore 1July
1992, Class A3afterwards... ...
SWITZERLAND Heifers andsteers, freemarket,
Category OB/RG 13Beef forboiling andstewing Tariff item0201.3091/0202.3091 Tariff item0201.3091/0202.3091
UNITED STATES Slaughter steers, Omaha Choice. Estimated weighted average price
ofretail cutsfrom Choice Yield,
grade 3,carcassAverage UnitValues from U.S.
Census trade dataAverage UnitValues from U.S.
Census trade data
URUGUAY Steer andcow. NUR$ till1992;
NUR$1,000 =UR$1, asfrom
1993Weighted average price per
steer/cowFrozen boneless beef, inUS$ Frozen boneless beef, inUS$IMA/W/12
Page28TABLE 15-PIGMEAT PRODUCTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 19971996 1998
ARGENTINA 160.0 180.0 211.0 181.0 184.0 1.66 184.0 - 177.0
AUSTRALIA 335.5 332.4 346.6 358.0 ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL 1,203.0 1,215.0 1,300.0 1,450.0 1,550.0 6.90 ... ... ...
BULGARIA1121.0 57.6 29.3 31.6 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA21,208.7 1,192.2 1,231.6 1,290.1 1,241.3 -3.78 1,257.9 1.34 1,335.6
COLOMBIA 88.5 95.9 102.6 103.0 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 14,388.0 15,278.0 15,129.0 15,959.0 15,793.0 -1.04 15,850.0 0.36 ...
Austria 454.9 467.2 464.4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finland3176.0 167.9 170.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 278.0 288.0 308.0 301.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 452.0 392.0 360.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN 1,434.0 1,440.0 1,390.0 1,312.0 1,266.0 -3.51 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND449.2 49.5 50.4 53.0 51.2 -3.40 49.3 -3.71 49.9
NORWAY 90.8 89.8 90.8 95.6 101.2 5.89 105.9 4.65 ...
PARAGUAY 88.5 87.0 92.0 108.3 119.7 10.49 125.0 4.43 ...
POLAND 2,069.0 1,975.0 1,358.0 1,510.0 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA5377.7 362.6 ... 303.1 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA6129.3 125.8 115.9 130.6 121.3 -7.12 124.4 2.56 128.3
SWITZERLAND 258.0 259.4 259.4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES 7,817.0 7,751.0 8,027.0 8,112.0 8,330.0 2.69 ... ... ...
URUGUAY 23.0 23.0 22.0 22.0 20.0 -9.09 20.0 - 20.0IMA/W/12
Page29TABLE 16-PIGMEAT CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight, andkg.percapita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA -Total: 190.0 209.0 221.0 200.0 200.0 - ... ... ...
-percapita: 5.8 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.6 -4.35 ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA -Total: 339.9 323.2 340.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 19.4 18.3 19.1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL -Total: 1,203.0 1,160.0 1,281.0 1,415.0 1,490.0 5.30 ... ... ...
-percapita: 8.1 7.9 8.4 9.0 9.0 - ... ... ...
BULGARIA1-Total: ... 160.0 ... ... 246.0 ... 239.0 -2.85 ...
-percapita: ... 20.0 ... ... 28.6 ... 27.6 -3.50 ...
CANADA -Total: 805.9 793.3 836.5 817.9 786.4 -3.85 799.6 1.68 842.2
-percapita: 28.2 27.4 28.6 27.7 26.3 -5.05 26.4 0.38 27.5
COLOMBIA -Total: 88.5 95.9 102.6 103.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9 ... ... ... ... ...
EC -Total: 13,911.0 14,599.0 14,190.0 15,199.0 15,138.0 -0.40 15,200.0 0.41 ...
-percapita: 40.2 42.0 40.6 40.7 40.4 -0.74 40.4 - ...
Austria -Total: 454.8 457.7 456.6 442.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 57.8 57.9 57.5 51.5 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland -Total: 163.2 154.9 151.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 32.4 30.6 29.8 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden -Total:1283.0 283.0 298.0 300.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 32.7 32.5 33.9 34.3 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY -Total: 346.0 332.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 36.5 31.9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN -Total: 2,090.0 2,080.0 2,097.0 2,093.0 2,118.0 1.19 ... ... ...
-percapita: 16.8 16.6 16.8 16.7 16.8 0.60 ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page30TABLE 16-PIGMEAT CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight, andkg.percapita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
NEW ZEALAND -Total: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY -Total: 87.3 93.4 96.5 101.2 102.7 1.48 104.8 2.01 ...
-percapita: 20.4 21.7 22.2 23.1 23.4 1.30 23.8 1.71 ...
PARAGUAY -Total: 88.5 87.6 92.0 108.3 119.7 10.49 125.0 4.43 ...
-percapita: 21.5 20.5 20.5 23.0 23.0 - 23.0 - ...
POLAND -Total: 1,644.0 1,563.0 1,391.0 1,470.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 42.2 40.6 37.0 39.0 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA -Total: 451.2 511.4 ... 461.3 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 19.8 22.5 ... 20.3 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA -Total: 126.4 124.0 134.3 151.6 144.2 -4.88 143.0 -0.83 143.0
-percapita: 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.3 -10.33 3.3 -0.61 3.3
SWITZERLAND -Total: 261.0 260.0 260.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 38.8 38.0 38.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES -Total: 7,926.0 7,901.0 8,087.0 8,071.0 8,216.0 1.80 ... ... ...
-percapita: 31.0 30.6 30.9 30.6 30.9 0.98 ... ... ...
URUGUAY -Total: 23.0 23.0 22.0 22.0 20.0 -9.09 20.0 - 20.0
-percapita: 7.5 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.4 -8.57 6.3 -1.56 6.3
29,673.0 30,496.8 31,225.4 30,052.7 30,930.7 2.92 26,139.6 -15.49 16,326.2IMA/W/12
Page31TABLE 17-PIGMEAT IMPORTS ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 28.6 30.1 33.1 26.0 ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 8.9 7.0 5.2 7.0 ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA11.0 4.0 7.6 0.7 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA215.8 21.3 28.3 34.5 38.6 11.88 35.0 -9.33 33.0
COLOMBIA30.0 0.7 3.4 6.4 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 61.0 26.0 28.0 40.0 50.0 25.00 ... ... ...
Austria 0.9 1.7 1.5 2.4 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 3.5 0.7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 28.0 18.8 16.2 14.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 14.0 16.6 39.5 31.5 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN 684.0 652.0 704.0 829.0 933.0 12.55 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY 3.5 5.1 5.5 6.3 1.9 -69.91 0.4 -78.95 ...
POLAND 44.0 55.0 115.0 60.0 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 0.7 0.0 ... 2.1 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA41.7 1.7 13.5 12.9 10.9 -15.30 8.7 -20.26 9.0
SWITZERLAND 5.0 7.0 8.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES 293.0 336.0 337.0 297.0 295.0 -0.67 ... ... ...
URUGUAY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page32TABLE 18-PIGMEAT EXPORTS ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 0.1 0.0 - - ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 9.2 11.2 9.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA16.0 0.5 0.8 1.0 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA2293.7 301.3 296.7 378.9 368.9 -2.64 363.5 -1.46 396.0
COLOMBIA30.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 537.0 713.0 960.0 800.0 700.0 -12.50 ... ... ...
Austria 0.7 8.2 12.1 8.0 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 13.4 12.1 11.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 15.8 17.1 17.9 17.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY ... 45.0 41.3 54.0 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN - - - - - ... ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY 5.6 2.9 0.4 0.2 - -100.00 1.5 ... ...
POLAND 20.0 20.0 33.0 50.0 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 88.0 61.6 ... 36.9 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA41.6 1.8 1.1 1.5 1.8 16.23 1.8 0.56 1.9
SWITZERLAND 0.5 0.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES 185.0 197.0 241.0 356.0 408.0 14.61 ... ... ...
URUGUAY ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page33TABLE 19-POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTION ('000metric tonnes, ready tocookequivalents)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 559.5 585.0 600.0 690.0 690.0 - 690.0 - 690.0
AUSTRALIA1452.6 486.2 496.7 520.0 ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL22,932.0 3,145.0 3,450.0 4,040.0 4,100.0 1.49 ... ... ...
BULGARIA344.0 27.5 27.7 44.8 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA4732.5 766.3 853.9 863.7 894.6 3.58 910.9 1.82 933.4
COLOMBIA 408.2 445.1 499.0 553.1 594.3 7.45 631.7 6.29 ...
EEC 6,933.0 6,921.0 7,220.0 7,775.0 7,861.0 1.11 8,014.0 1.95 ...
Austria 98.5 101.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finland535.8 34.6 39.4 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 60.0 60.0 75.0 64.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 212.0 281.0 273.0 326.0 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN61,357.0 1,366.0 1,258.0 1,282.0 1,249.0 -2.57 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND762.8 69.6 76.8 69.6 89.9 29.17 101.6 13.01 114.2
NORWAY822.7 22.8 25.6 28.6 31.0 8.54 32.0 3.09 ...
PARAGUAY 13.7 13.2 20.4 28.6 35.0 22.38 38.0 8.57 ...
POLAND 492.0 408.0 345.0 380.0 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA998.7 94.2 ... 132.2 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA10750.9 626.0 662.0 550.0 789.0 43.45 811.0 2.79 823.9
SWITZERLAND 37.0 35.7 35.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES1111,885.0 12,396.0 13,206.0 13,791.0 14,629.0 6.08 ... ... ...
URUGUAY1231.0 34.0 36.0 38.0 39.0 2.63 40.0 2.56 42.0IMA/W/12
Page34TABLE 20-POULTRY MEAT CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, ready tocookequivalents andkg.percapita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA -Total: 567.0 635.0 652.0 710.0 710.0 - ... ... ...
-percapita: 18.2 19.8 20.9 20.6 20.6 - ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA1-Total: 448.4 477.6 491.9 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 25.6 25.8 27.1 25.7 26.7 3.89 ... ... ...
BRAZIL2-Total: 2,494.0 2,735.0 2,990.0 3,623.0 3,680.0 1.57 ... ... ...
-percapita: 16.7 17.9 22.3 26.0 26.0 - ... ... ...
BULGARIA -Total: 35.0 33.0 34.0 41.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA -Total: 817.5 839.5 902.1 907.1 928.8 2.39 960.0 3.36 988.8
-percapita: 28.7 29.0 30.8 30.7 31.0 0.98 31.7 2.26 32.3
COLOMBIA -Total: 408.2 445.1 498.8 553.1 601.4 8.73 658.3 9.46 ...
-percapita: 12.5 15.0 15.3 17.1 19.5 14.04 22.0 12.82 ...
EC -Total: 6,555.0 6,389.0 6,643.0 7,094.0 7,218.0 1.75 7,408.0 2.63 ...
-percapita: 19.0 18.4 19.0 19.1 19.3 1.05 19.8 2.59 ...
Austria -Total: 109.5 118.5 116.0 122.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 13.9 15.0 14.5 15.4 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland -Total: 36.0 34.7 39.9 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 7.1 6.8 7.8 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden -Total: 55.0 65.0 73.0 64.5 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 6.5 7.2 8.1 7.5 ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page35TABLE 20-POULTRY MEAT CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, ready tocookequivalents andkg.percapita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
HUNGARY -Total: 210.0 240.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 22.5 23.1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN -Total: 1,748.0 1,718.0 1,724.0 1,798.0 1,802.0 0.22 ... ... ...
-percapita: 13.9 13.7 13.8 14.4 14.3 -0.69 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND3-Total: 64.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY -Total: 21.4 24.2 27.1 29.1 30.7 5.31 32.0 4.37 ...
-percapita: 5.0 5.6 6.2 6.6 7.0 6.06 7.3 4.29 ...
PARAGUAY -Total: 13.7 13.3 20.4 28.6 35.0 22.38 38.0 8.57 ...
-percapita: 3.3 3.1 4.6 6.5 7.5 15.38 8.0 6.67 ...
POLAND -Total: 367.0 348.0 371.0 406.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 9.1 9.4 10.4 10.5 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA -Total: 308.5 297.4 ... 264.1 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 13.5 13.1 ... 11.6 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA4-Total: 787.3 645.5 698.0 675.9 806.0 19.25 827.4 2.66 835.1
-percapita: 20.4 16.3 17.3 16.4 19.2 16.90 19.3 0.63 19.9
SWITZERLAND5-Total: 75.0 74.0 74.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 11.2 10.0 10.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES6-Total: 11,078.0 11,084.0 11,682.0 11,767.0 12,510.0 6.31 ... ... ...
-percapita: 43.3 43.2 45.2 44.6 46.9 5.16 ... ... ...
URUGUAY7-Total: 29.0 34.0 35.0 37.0 37.0 ... - -100.00 39.0
-percapita: 9.4 11.0 11.3 11.8 11.8 - 12.0 1.69 12.3IMA/W/12
Page36TABLE 21-POULTRY MEAT IMPORTS ('000metric tonnes, ready tocookequivalents)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 43.6 50.0 52.2 200.0 ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA1- 4.5 4.9 4.0 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA292.4 86.2 91.1 100.9 115.4 14.37 118.0 2.25 121.0
COLOMBIA32.8 4.6 6.2 6.7 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 158.0 155.0 169.0 179.0 187.0 4.47 ... ... ...
Austria 19.1 19.2 21.0 22.0 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 0.3 0.1 - ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 1.2 1.4 1.0 2.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN4394.0 390.0 444.0 536.0 559.0 4.29 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.5 -55.75 - -100.00 ...
POLAND 54.8 73.0 75.0 65.0 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 26.9 36.8 ... 24.1 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA539.6 27.4 42.0 126.9 75.2 -40.74 90.0 19.68 95.0
SWITZERLAND636.0 38.0 38.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES 3.4 4.2 3.4 4.2 ... ... ... ... ...
URUGUAY - - - - ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page37TABLE 22-POULTRY MEAT EXPORTS ('000metric tonnes, ready tocookequivalents)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 2.4 - - - ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA14.0 9.2 8.5 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL 325.0 375.0 384.0 430.0 520.0 20.93 ... ... ...
BULGARIA216.0 4.3 6.3 7.1 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA39.2 16.6 36.3 59.8 70.5 17.89 72.0 2.13 73.5
COLOMBIA4- - 0.0 - ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 519.0 663.0 683.0 860.0 831.0 -3.37 ... ... ...
Austria 1.2 1.3 3.2 1.5 ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 0.1 0.1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden - 1.5 3.7 2.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 86.0 61.8 1.8 1.1 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN57.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 - -100.00 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY - 0.0 0.1 0.1 - -100.00 - ... ...
POLAND 17.8 15.2 14.8 16.8 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 0.9 3.1 ... 0.9 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA63.2 7.9 6.0 1.0 2.1 110.00 3.5 66.67 4.5
SWITZERLAND7- - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES 815.2 1,028.0 1,472.0 1,970.0 2,058.0 4.47 ... ... ...
URUGUAY82.0 - 1.0 1.0 2.0 100.00 2.0 - 3.0IMA/W/12
Page38TABLE 23-SHEEPMEAT PRODUCTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 62.0 62.0 62.0 61.0 64.0 4.92 68.0 6.25 71.0
AUSTRALIA 651.3 645.4 633.1 565.0 554.0 -1.95 ... ... ...
BRAZIL 29.0 30.0 31.0 32.0 32.0 - ... ... ...
BULGARIA 1.0 0.7 0.3 - ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA110.3 10.6 10.4 10.8 10.6 -1.85 10.4 -1.89 11.0
COLOMBIA 11.9 13.5 13.5 13.7 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 1,171.0 1,137.0 1,157.0 1,179.0 1,162.0 -1.44 1,159.0 -0.26 ...
Austria 5.8 6.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finland 1.2 1.2 1.5 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 4.4 4.2 4.2 5.0 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 13.4 13.0 13.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN - - - - - ... ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND2532.9 532.2 528.8 559.5 531.9 -4.93 521.4 -1.97 528.5
NORWAY 23.9 25.2 25.8 25.9 25.5 -1.46 27.0 5.72 ...
PARAGUAY 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.6 7.0 6.06 7.0 - ...
POLAND 43.1 27.1 13.4 10.0 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA33.8 2.4 ... 2.4 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA4184.5 169.4 128.3 95.0 108.2 13.89 114.6 5.91 116.2
SWITZERLAND 5.0 4.5 4.5 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES 158.0 152.0 139.0 130.0 117.0 -10.00 ... ... ...
URUGUAY 65.0 64.0 59.0 53.0 65.0 22.64 66.0 1.54 66.0IMA/W/12
Page39TABLE 24-SHEEPMEAT CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent andkg.percapita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA -Total: 53.0 50.0 ... 63.0 61.0 -3.17 ... ... ...
-percapita: 2.4 2.2 ... 2.7 2.9 7.41 ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA -Total: 352.8 345.7 349.3 300.0 302.0 0.67 ... ... ...
-percapita: 20.2 19.5 19.6 12.3 ... ... ... ... ...
BRAZIL -Total: 31.0 32.0 33.0 34.0 34.0 - ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - ... ... ...
BULGARIA -Total: ... 40.0 ... ... 53.0 ... 49.0 -7.55 ...
-percapita: ... 5.0 ... ... 6.2 ... 5.7 -8.06 ...
CANADA1-Total: 22.8 24.3 23.8 24.0 22.4 -6.67 22.9 2.23 23.1
-percapita: 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 -1.23 0.8 - 0.8
COLOMBIA -Total: 11.9 13.5 13.5 13.7 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 ... ... ... ... ...
EC -Total: 1,421.0 1,363.0 1,374.0 1,387.0 1,417.0 2.16 1,405.0 -0.85 ...
-percapita: 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 2.70 3.8 - ...
Austria -Total: 7.8 8.8 8.8 9.4 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Finland -Total: 1.4 1.5 1.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.3 0.3 0.3 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden -Total: 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.5 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY -Total: 5.1 6.2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.5 0.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page40TABLE 24-SHEEPMEAT CONSUMPTION ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent andkg.percapita)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
JAPAN -Total: 114.0 96.0 81.0 85.0 72.0 -15.29 ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 -14.29 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND2-Total: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: ... 25.2 25.1 24.7 ... ... ... ... ...
NORWAY -Total: 23.7 25.2 24.9 27.1 26.1 -3.75 27.2 4.21 ...
-percapita: 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.0 -3.23 6.2 3.33 ...
PARAGUAY -Total: 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.8 3.03 7.0 2.94 ...
-percapita: 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 - 1.5 - ...
POLAND -Total: 32.1 16.1 7.4 5.0 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA -Total: 74.9 69.6 ... 72.6 ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 3.3 3.1 ... 3.2 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA -Total: 220.9 203.1 183.4 130.2 126.9 -2.53 123.1 -2.99 122.8
-percapita: 5.7 5.1 4.0 3.2 3.0 -4.75 3.0 -0.33 3.0
SWITZERLAND -Total: 11.2 13.0 13.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
-percapita: 1.7 2.0 1.8 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES -Total: 176.0 172.0 157.0 153.0 140.6 -8.10 ... ... ...
-percapita: 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 -16.67 ... ... ...
URUGUAY -Total: 50.0 50.0 43.0 43.0 47.0 9.30 46.0 -2.13 45.0
-percapita: 16.3 16.2 15.4 13.7 15.0 9.49 14.6 -2.67 14.2IMA/W/12
Page41TABLE 25-SHEEPMEAT IMPORTS ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA 2.2 5.1 2.9 2.0 ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 0.2 0.1 0.5 ... ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA - - - - ... ... ... ... ..
CANADA112.2 13.6 13.9 12.9 11.3 -12.40 12.3 8.85 13.0
COLOMBIA20.0 - - 0.0 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 262.0 246.0 242.0 253.0 270.0 6.72 ... ... ...
Finland 0.3 0.2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden 2.1 1.3 2.2 1.3 ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY ... 0.0 0.1 0.1 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN 114.0 96.0 81.0 84.0 72.0 -14.29 ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND38.6 12.5 10.9 8.4 6.3 -25.00 9.0 42.86 10.0
NORWAY 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 -72.77 0.7 288.89 ...
POLAND 0.1 0.0 0.0 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA - - 0.0 4.0 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA425.1 20.0 54.0 41.0 48.0 17.19 41.0 -14.58 45.0
SWITZERLAND 6.0 6.7 6.7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES ... 24.0 22.0 29.0 24.0 -17.24 ... ... ...
URUGUAY - - - - ... ... ... ... ...IMA/W/12
Page42TABLE 26-SHEEPMEAT EXPORTS ('000metric tonnes, carcass weight equivalent)
%CHANGE FORECAST %CHANGE FORECAST
COUNTRY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1996/1995 1997 1997/1996 1998
ARGENTINA14.4 3.0 2.7 2.0 ... ... ... ... ...
AUSTRALIA 297.3 292.2 321.0 265.0 253.0 -4.53 ... ... ...
BRAZIL 0.2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
BULGARIA27.0 3.3 4.1 1.7 ... ... ... ... ...
CANADA - - - - - ... - ... -
COLOMBIA 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 ... ... ... ... ...
EEC 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 - ... ... ...
Finland - - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweden - - - - ... ... ... ... ...
HUNGARY 1.3 1.3 0.9 0.3 ... ... ... ... ...
JAPAN - - - - - ... ... ... ...
NEW ZEALAND2460.0 387.0 403.0 452.0 431.0 -4.65 425.0 -1.39 431.0
NORWAY 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - -100.00 0.5 ... ...
POLAND 15.0 10.5 4.2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
ROMANIA 1.3 1.9 0.0 0.6 ... ... ... ... ...
SOUTH AFRICA30.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 10.71 0.3 -12.90 0.3
SWITZERLAND - - ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
UNITED STATES 1.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
URUGUAY 15.0 15.0 15.0 11.0 15.0 36.36 16.0 6.67 ...IMA/W/12
Page43
FOOTNOTES
TABLE 1
Note: Thedateofthecattle census appears inbrackets.
1 Series break from 1994 duetoinclusion oflivestock holdings withanestimated value of
$A5,000.
2 Cattle inventory numbers for1997areforecasts made byAgriculture andAgri-Food Canada
3 Alldataareestimates.
4 December ofprevious year.
5 Datafor1996-97 areestimated.
6 Does notinclude calfcrops orimports.
7 Datafor1997-98 areestimates.
TABLE 2
1 Relates toinspected slaughterings forhuman consumption only.
2 Federal andProvincial Inspection. Excluding liveslaughter exports. Figures for1992 were
revised toreflect theinspection ofalarger share ofthetotalslaughter. Inspected slaughter
would therefore account forapproximately 97percentofthetotalslaughter.
3 Datafor1994 and1995 areestimates.
4 Datafor1997-98 areestimates.
TABLE 3
1 Total production, beefandveal.
2 Relates toAustralian slaughterings forhuman consumption; excludes offals.
3 Production from slaughtered animals only.
4 Production ofmeatinindustrial slaughter houses only.
5 Excludes liveslaughter exports. Change ofreporting source in1995.
6 Total production, beefandveal. Change inreporting source.
7 Total production frombothinspected anduninspected slaughterings. Includes non-commercial
aswellasestimated farmproduction.
8 Totalproductioninslaughterhouses,beefandveal,includingcomestibleby-productsandoffals.
9 Including edible offal.
TABLE 4
1 Stocks atlastSaturday ofeachmonth. Stocks arelargely inboneless form, andfigures refer
onlytothose heldincoldstores registered tohandle meatforexport.
2 Stocks include sheepmeat, goatmeat, pigmeat andpoultry meat.
3 Private stocks ofbovine meat, including offal, atwholesale level, atbeginning ofyear.
4 Intervention stocks only.
5 1992: preliminary figures.
6 Total stocks, porkandbovine meat. Estimated volume ofbovine meat: 80to90percentof
totalstocks.
7 Including deboned frozen cuts.
8 Stocks atbeginning ofyear.IMA/W/12
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TABLE 5
1 Excluding canned meat.
2 Refers toapparent consumption.
3 Source USDA.
4 Cold dressed carcass weight. Change inreporting sources asfrom 1995.
5 1992: preliminary figures.
6 Notallbovine meatisusedfordomestic consumption. Includes estimates foruseofon-farm
andother non-inspected kill.
TABLE 6
Note: Excludes cattle imported forbreeding purposes.
1 Dataareestimates.
2 Dressed coldcarcass weight equivalent.
TABLE 7
1 Includes bone-in, boneless, andoffals, ofbeefandveal.
2 Datafor1995 areestimates.
3 Dressed coldcarcass weight equivalent.
TABLE 8
1 Data areestimates.
TABLE 9
Note: Excludes cattle imported forbreeding purposes.
1 Datafor1995 areestimates.
TABLE 10
1 Includes fresh, frozen, cooked andcanned bovine meat.
2 Datafor1995 areestimates.
3 Thisdatasetdiffers fromthedatasupplied bytheMeat Board, usually presented onthebasis
ofayearending 30September.
TABLE 11
1 Included infigures presented inTable 10above.
2 Figures for1995 areestimates.IMA/W/12
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TABLES 12,13AND 14
Seenotes onpages 26-27.
TABLE 15
1 Source USDA. Refers toproduction inindustrial slaughter houses.
2 Coldcarcass weight. Excludes liveslaughter exports totheUnited States. Datafor1995and
forecasts arefrom adifferent source.
3 In1993, refers toslaughters inslaughtering houses only.
4 Datafor1996 areestimates.
5 Conversion from liveweight tocarcass weight using afactor of0.8.
6 Includes edible offals.
TABLE 16
1 Source USDA. Refers tototalconsumption ofallindividual meatcategories.
TABLES 17and18
1 Datafor1995 areestimates.
2 Excludes liveslaughter animals. Cold carcass weight.
3 Change ofreporting source.
4 Pigmeat includes liveanimals, chilled andfrozen carcasses andcuts.
TABLE 19
1 Includes chicken meatandminor quantities ofturkey, duckandgame birdmeat.
2 Includes chicken, turkey, ducks, etc.
3 Datafor1995 areestimates. Production inindustrial slaughter houses only.
4 Including chicken, turkey andfowl. Excludes liveslaughter exports totheUnited States.
Asfrom 1995, change inreporting source.
5 Includes hens, broilers andother poultry.
6 Chicken meat.
7 Chicken meat. Datafor1997-98 areestimates.
8 Includes chicken, hen,turkey, duckandgoose meat.
9 Conversion factor from liveweight tocarcass weight: 0.8.
10 Includes chilled andfrozen chicken carcasses andedible offals.
11 Includes broiler, other chicken andturkey.
12 Includes chicken, hens, turkey andducks.IMA/W/12
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TABLE 20
1 Includes chicken meatandminor amounts ofturkey, duckandgame birdmeat.
2 Includes chicken, turkey, ducks, etc.
3 Chicken meat.
4 Includes chilled andfrozen chicken carcasses andedible offals.
5 Includes chicken, turkey, ducks, geese etc.
6 Includes broiler meat, other chicken meatandturkey meat.
7 Includes chicken, hen,turkey andducks.
TABLE 21
1 Datafor1995 areestimates.
2 Includes chicken, turkey andfowl. Product weight basis.
3 Change inreporting source.
4 Only chicken meat.
5 Includes deadducks, geese, guinea fowls, turkeys, fowls andedible offals thereof (fresh, chilled
orfrozen) andpoultry livers (fresh, chilled, frozen, salted orinbrine).
6 Includes chicken, turkey, ducks, geese etc.
TABLE 22
1 Includes chicken meatandminor amounts ofother poultry meat.
2 Datafor1995 areestimates.
3 Includes chicken, turkey andfowl. Product weight basis.
4 Change inreporting source.
5 Only chicken meat.
6 Includes deadducks, geese, guinea fowls, turkeys, fowls andedible offals thereof (fresh, chilled
orfrozen) andpoultry livers (fresh, chilled, frozen, salted orinbrine).
7 Chicken toboil.
8 Includes chicken, hen,turkey, duck.
TABLE 23
1 Coldcarcassweight.ExcludesliveslaughterexportstotheUnitedStates.Asfrom1995,change
inreporting source.
2 Datafor1997-98 areestimates.
3 Conversion from liveweight tocarcass weight using afactor of0.5.
4 Includes edible offals.
TABLE 24
1 Cold carcass weight. Different reporting source asof1995.
2 Dataareestimates.IMA/W/12
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TABLE 25
1 Cold carcass weight. Excludes livetrade andoffals.
2 Change inreporting source.
3 Datafor1997-98 areestimates.
4 Includes liveanimals, chilled carcasses andcuts.
TABLE 26
1 Refers exclusively tosheepmeat exports totheEuropean Community.
2 Estimated datafor1995.
3 Includes liveanimals, chilled carcasses andcuts.