49% Rise in Meat Production Despite Decline in Demand

A total of 53,883 tons of red meat were produced in official slaughterhouses during the month ending July 22 to register a 49% rise compared with the similar month of last year.
Meat output witnessed a 5% month-on-month growth.
The Statistical Center of Iran's latest report shows beef accounted for 28,393 tons or 52.69% of the overall production, indicating a year-on-year increase of 39%.
A total of 21,196 tons of lamb (up 73% YOY), 3308 tons of goat meat (up 21% YOY) and 986 tons of meat from other types of livestock were produced during the month under review, accounting for 39.34%, 6.14% and 1.83% of total output respectively, SCI reported on its website.