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Iran announces volume of red meat production

Business Materials 14 July 2020 11:57 (UTC +04:00)
Iran announces volume of red meat production

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14

By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:

Iran produced 30,400 tons of red meat in the third month of the current Iranian year (May 21-June 20), Trend reports citing Statistical Center of Iran.

According to the statistics, beef and veal predominate in the production of red meat.

The production volume of beef and veal was 17,200 tons, and accounted for 56.4 percent of red meat production in Iran.

“About 10,500 tons of mutton, 2,100 tons of goat meat and 623 tons of other animals’ meat were produced in Iran,” the statistics said.

"Thus, mutton accounted for 34.5 percent of total red meat production, goat meat for 7 percent, and meat from other animals for 2.1 percent," the report said.

According to the statistics, red meat production increased by 39 percent compared to the same month last Iranian year.

The production of beef and veal increased by 41 percent, mutton by 40 percent, goat meat by 24 percent and camel meat by 10 percent in the third month compared to the same month last Iranian year.

The following table shows the figures with 1,000 tons.

Red meat production (May 21-June 20, 2020)

Red meat production (May 22 -June 21, 2019)

Percentage change

Beef and veal

17.2

12.2

41

Mutton

10.5

7.5

40

Goat meat

2.1

1.7

24

Buffalo meat

0.31

0.21

48

Camel meat

0.32

0.29

10

Total

30.4

21.9

39

In Iran, the price of a kilogram of beef and veal was $19.9 in the third month, and the price of a kilogram of mutton was $23.4.

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