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Cuba Beef
Facts about beef in Cuba
- Cuba Is A Tough Place For Vegetarians — And That Won’t Change Any Time Soon
- Cuba has 32.2 MC per capita as of 2002. By 2009- it increased to 69.7 MC per capita.
- By 2012 meat consumption goes down to 38.8 MC per capita.
- Faced with U.S. trade sanctions- questionable economic policies- drought and rustling- Cuba’s once-large cattle herd has been hit hard over the years- leaving many Cubans longing for beef.
- In the first semester of 2012- total cattle production shrunk by 4.9 percent compared to the first quarter of the previous year. Beef also decreased- while milk showed a slight increase.
