16% Rise in Q4 Red Meat Output

A total of 94,900 tons of red meat were produced in Iran’s officially registered slaughterhouses during the fourth quarter of last fiscal year (Dec. 22, 2019-March 19), registering a 16% increase compared with the corresponding period of the year before and a 17% increase over the preceding quarter (Sept. 23-Dec. 21, 2019), the Statistical Center of Iran reported. 
Beef accounted for the lion’s share of the output with 49,600 tons, accounting for 52.3% of Q4 red meat production, followed by lamb with 36,300 tons (38.3%), goat meat with 6,700 tons (7%) and meat from other livestock with 2,300 tons (2.4%).