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Jamaica Beef
Facts about beef in Jamaica
- Rastafarians in Jamaica do not eat pork- and the strict ones do not eat meat- including poultry and fish.
- Jamaica has 64-7 kg/person/year consumption of meat in 2007.
- Beef supply of Jamaica came from their biggest importer- Canada.
- Over the past several years- there has been a trend away from the consumption of red meat- primarily beef- and dairy products- especially fluid milk. In recent years- however- in keeping with global trends- local beef consumption has been increasing.
- The beef sector is experiencing the best of times and the worst of times. While current demand for beef is very strong and prices favorable- supply is weak as a result of the steady decimation of the national breeding herd over the last twelve years.