Red Meat Output Declines by 24%
eghtesadOnline: Red meat production in Iran's official slaughterhouses stood at 38,974 tons during the 11th month of last Iranian year (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) to register a 24% decrease compared to the previous month and a 5% fall compared with last year’s same month.
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, beef accounted for 20,563 tons, or 52.8% of the overall meat production, indicating a year-on-year 27% drop.
A total of 14,986 tons of lamb (down 22% YOY), 2,554 tons of goat meat (down 13%) and 871 tons of meat from other types of livestock were produced during the month, accounting for 38.4%, 6.6% and 2.2% of the total output respectively.
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