Egypt: Livestock and Products Annual

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FAS Cairo forecasts calf production in 2019 to increase slightly to 1.94 million head, up from 1.93 million head in 2018. Additionally, cattle imports will increase to 340,000 head, up by 90,000 head. Increased cattle production and imports are driven by growing beef consumption in 2019, which is expected to reach 713,000 MT; up by 28,000 MT or 4 percent compared to 2018. Similarly, beef imports are anticipated to grow to 340,000 MT, up by 20,000 MT or 6 percent compared to 2018. Post foresees the Egyptian government remaining the country’s largest importer of live cattle and beef. Post is adopting official USDA official data for 2018.

Egypt: Livestock and Products Annual

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