4% Decline in Last Year’s Red Meat Production

A total of 429,000 tons of red meat were produced in Iran’s officially registered slaughterhouses during the past fiscal year (March 2017-18), registering a 4% decline compared to the year before, the Statistical Center of Iran reported on its website.
Beef and veal had the lion’s share in the country’s red meat output during the year with 223,000 tons (52%), followed by lamb and mutton with 162,000 tons (37.6%), goat meat with 34,000 tons (7.8%) and meat from other livestock reached 11,000 tons (2.65%).