About 384 million kilos of meat was produced in 2009, which is four per cent less than in 2008. The statistics also include home-slaughtered cattle, pigs, sheep and lambs, amounting to about 1.2 million kilos.
Beef production rose by one per cent in 2009 and, excluding home slaughter, amounted to just over 81 million kilos.
About 206 million kilos of pork was produced, which is five per cent less than in 2008.
Just under 95 million kilos of poultry meat was produced, which is almost six per cent less than in 2008.
Mutton and lamb meat production fell by just under two per cent.
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