MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Uruguay: world’s leading consumer of beef with 58.2 kilos per capita per annum
The traditional Uruguayan barbeque Uruguayans eat an average of 58.2 kilos of beef which makes them the world’s leading consumers per capita, per annum according to the country’s president of the National Meats Institute, INAC, Alfredo Fratti.
“The tendency has been steady in the last few years and for 2010 we anticipate a consumption increase of 6% per capita”, he said which means that by the end of the year “Uruguayans will have consumed almost 60 kilos of beef per capita”.
This is “a new record” for Uruguay and makes Uruguay “the main consumer of beef in the world”.
The privilege until not so long belonged to Argentina, with almost 60 kilos per capita but in the last few years it has been decreasing and currently stands at 55 kilos per capita per annum said Fratti.
Uruguay is famous for its livestock and organic beef, which is also one of the country’s main industries. The cattle herd currently stands at just over 11 million head which means four animals per capita.
Other countries with significant beef consumption include the United States, 43 kilos per capita, per year; Australia, 39 kilos; Brazil, 36 kilos; Paraguay, 32 and New Zealand, 26 kilos. Brazil is the world’s leading exporter of beef with interests in all continents.
In Uruguay consumption has been increasing steadily from an annual average of 47.2 kilos in 2004; 47.6 kilos in 2005 and 51.2 kilos in 2006. In 2007 it dropped slightly to 51 kilos but the following year was up again to 54.7 kilos and in 2009, it reached 58.2 kilos per capita.
Fratti said that the growing consumption tendency in Uruguay can be explained because of higher income and purchasing power and because prices in the domestic market have become more stable
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Read all commentsPepe Mugica for Presidente de Argentina 2011-2015!!
Aug 17th, 2010 - 02:37 pm 0M U J I C A; not Mugica
Aug 19th, 2010 - 08:31 am 0I would certaincly vote for him......
More Beef for the people....
Viva Muhhhhh jica :-)
A beefing-up plan for the beef industry as the one developped by Mujica last 6 years was offered to K in 2006...and rejected with arrogance and without analysis.
Aug 20th, 2010 - 02:09 pm 0I´ve worked for changing my money all last four years, keeping my cows with the best cost-benefit tech and confronting the most irrational and corrupt policies that ve enriched guys like Samid.
Seems that nor us the farmers neither the poors have obtained some benefit, only tourists and Barrio Norte that have enjoyed the “sale” of our stock.
Pepe Mujica for President, not just for this approach, but for being honest, for calling oppositors for jointly strategic planning, for have tolerance and common sense despite Uruguay´s past.
Expect that Lucia will not derail his efforts!
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