40% Rise in Red Meat Production

A total of 55,875 tons of red meat were produced in official slaughterhouses during the month ending Sept. 22 to register a 40% rise compared with the similar month of last year.
The output witnessed a 3.7% month-on-month growth.
The Statistical Center of Iran's latest report shows beef accounted for 29,005 tons or 51.9% of the overall production, indicating a year-on-year increase of 23%.
A total of 22,053 tons of lamb (up 71% YOY), 3,835 tons of goat meat (up 37% YOY) and 982 tons of meat from other types of livestock were produced during the one-month period, accounting for 39.5%, 6.9% and 1.7% of the total output respectively, SCI reported on its website.