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Libya Beef
Facts about beef in Libya
- Every year meat consumption rises by 25 to 50 percent in Libya during the fasting month of Ramadan- generally leading to a price hike of 25 to 30 percent.
- Libya is emerging as a favorite destination for Brazilian beef and poultry after a sharp rise in demand since the revolution- but sanctions on Iran remain a concern- producers in Brazil say.
- During the wedding season (June-October) the meat consumption usually soars to meet the needs of the great banquets organized on such occasions.
- Though the country has a 2-000-km stretch of Mediterranean Sea coast rich in fisheries- Libyans still preferred meat to fish.
- according to a commercial agreement signed with Zimbabwe- Libya is expected to import 5-000 tons of meat from that country every year.