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Algeria Beef
Facts about beef in Algeria
- Beef consumption in Algeria in 2012 was 232000 and decreased to 225000 by 2013 & 2014
- Red meat is mainly produced by extensive sheep (56 percent) and cattle (34 percent) raising. Goat meat (8 percent) and camel (2 percent) are marginal – such meat is only eaten in the south of the country. It is difficult to estimate the balance between production and consumption because of non-controlled slaughtering.
- Published surveys reveal an annual consumption of 4 kg of mutton and 3.5 kg of beef. Population growth and erosion of purchasing power has led to a reduction in meat consumption by 40 percent in the past decade – especially for those social strata on fixed incomes.
- Algeria is currently one of the main consumers of Brazilian beef.
- Algeria has a considerable beef import requirement estimated between 55 to 65000 tons annually.