Livestock Inventories and Meat Production In Major Producing Countries{1}, Table
Table
In 000,000 head and 000,000 metric tons (carcass weight)
Region and country 1994{2} 1995{3} 1994 1995{2}
Cattle and buffalo Beef and veal
World total{4} 1,043.6 1,052.0 45.57 46.77
Canada 12.7 13.1 0.90 0.96
United States 103.3 105.4 11.19 11.54
Mexico 30.2 27.8 1.81 1.85
Argentina 54.2 53.7 2.60 2.56
Brazil 148.1 151.8 4.48 4.65
Uruguay 10.3 10.4 0.37 0.37
European Union 83.4 82.7 7.75 7.84
Eastern Europe{5} 13.4 13.1 1.04 0.98
Former Soviet republics
Kazakhstan 8.1 6.8 0.58 0.50
Russia 43.9 39.7 3.10 2.76
Ukraine 19.6 17.7 1.42 1.35
Australia 26.0 26.4 1.84 1.72
India 274.2 276.1 1.05 1.10
China 123.3 133.0 3.30 4.50
Hogs Pork World total{4} 762.2 767.1 70.12 74.70
Canada 11.2 11.1 1.23 1.26
United States 60.0 59.1 8.03 8.11
Mexico 12.5 11.1 0.90 0.96
European Union 116.3 115.4 15.32 15.20
Eastern Europe{6} 37.1 38.3 3.33 3.23
Former Soviet republics
Kazakhstan n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Russia 25.0 22.1 2.26 1.94
Ukraine 13.9 12.3 0.91 0.82
Japan 10.2 10.1 1.39 1.35
China 414.6 426.0 32.05 37.00
Poultry Poultry meat World total{4} ... ... 43.21 44.45
United States ... ... 13.21 13.86
Brazil ... ... 3.49 3.89
European Union ... ... 7.36 7.51
Eastern Europe{7} ... ... 0.80 0.88
Former Soviet republics
Russia ... ... 1.17 1.10
Ukraine ... ... 0.40 0.38
Japan ... ... 1.30 1.28
China ... ... 7.55 7.50
Sheep Sheep, goat meat World total{4} 876.2 888.3 6.28 6.49
All meat
Total{4} ... ... 165.18 172.41
{1}Livestock numbers at year's end.
{2}Preliminary.
{3}Forecast.
{4}Total of major producing countries.
{5}Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, and Romania.
{6}Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
{7}Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
Source: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, October 1995.
