MEAT PRODUCTION IN THE R. N. MACEDONIA IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER FORMER YUGOSLAV COUNTRIES
Journal
Macedonian Journal of Animal Science
Date Issued
2024
Author(s)
Silovska Nikolova Aleksandra
Belichovska Daniela
Pejkovski Zlatko
Abstract
Over the past sixty-one years, global meat production has increased fivefold, rising from 70.57
million tons in 1961 to 355.54 million tons in 2022. Europe was the leading meat producer until the 1990 s, after which
Asia took the lead over the past thirty years. In North Macedonia, the average meat production from 2007 to 2022 was
22,998.44 tons of which pork meat accounts for 48.52%, beef meat 22.91%, lamb meat 19.46% and chicken meat
9.12 %. Among the former Yugoslav countries from 2007 to 2022, the Republic of Serbia was the largest meat
producer, averaging 493,604 tons, followed by the Republic of Croatia with 216,516.5 tons, the Republic of Slovenia
with 136,646.6 tons, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with 79,325.86 tons, the Republic of North Macedonia
with 22,998.44 tons, and the Republic of Montenegro with 9,940.07 tons. Тhe Republic of North Macedonia and the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period 2007–2022 are countries from the former Yugoslavia that have by
far the lowest consumption of meat per capita. To ensure sustainable livestock production, it is necessary for countries
to include a variety of measures and interventions in their strategic plans.
million tons in 1961 to 355.54 million tons in 2022. Europe was the leading meat producer until the 1990 s, after which
Asia took the lead over the past thirty years. In North Macedonia, the average meat production from 2007 to 2022 was
22,998.44 tons of which pork meat accounts for 48.52%, beef meat 22.91%, lamb meat 19.46% and chicken meat
9.12 %. Among the former Yugoslav countries from 2007 to 2022, the Republic of Serbia was the largest meat
producer, averaging 493,604 tons, followed by the Republic of Croatia with 216,516.5 tons, the Republic of Slovenia
with 136,646.6 tons, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with 79,325.86 tons, the Republic of North Macedonia
with 22,998.44 tons, and the Republic of Montenegro with 9,940.07 tons. Тhe Republic of North Macedonia and the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the period 2007–2022 are countries from the former Yugoslavia that have by
far the lowest consumption of meat per capita. To ensure sustainable livestock production, it is necessary for countries
to include a variety of measures and interventions in their strategic plans.
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