date:Mar 25, 2014
by over 2% last year, but this trend is set to be reversed in 2014 with growth of 1% anticipated to 7.2 million tonnes. A further increase in consumption is expected for 2015.
The EU continues to be a net exporter of beef. However, exports in 2013 were down by 11% on 2012 figures. This decline is largely driven by a 28% and 94% reduction in exports to Russia and Turkey, respectively. Despite lower exports, increased trade was recorded to African countries such as Algeria and Asian markets su