Excerpt from World Beef Trends More beef is produced and consumed than any other meat. Worldwide, beef has comprised around 53 percent of total red meat production in recent years, in the United States, roughly 60 percent; and in both instances, pork has followed with about 38 percent of to tal red meat output. Beef's relative popularity from region to region around the world is influenced by tradition as well as by various economic factors such as product availability, comparative prices and the consumer income with which to buy. Local customs and even religion play an important role in beef consumption habits. Annual per capita beef consumption is highest in Argentina (153-190 pounds in recent years), Uruguay (146 Paraguay (104 United States (94 Australia (85 and New Zea land (94 Each of these major beef-eating countries is characterized by extensive areas of grazing land and climatic factors conducive to the development of vast cattle industries. All but the United States are substantial net exporters' of beef. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.