Jennifer Spencer International Meat Trade

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With various crises experienced in the meat supply chain in the UK and elsewhere, seldom has the international meat industry been subject to so much attention as it is in the opening years of the 21st century. This major looseleaf represents the first comprehensive overview of the meat industry worldwide, and looks at production, consumption, prices, trade and policy profiles and developments in the key jurisdictions for each of the major product groups - cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. It provides a wealth of market statistics and analysis of trends, future outlook, threats and opportunities. This is an in-depth survey that no-one involved in the international meat marketplace can afford to be without.Covers prices, production, consumption, imports and exports and future trendsAnalyses the impact of the WTO and the EU on the tradeWritten by a well known industry insider with an unrivalled grasp of the issues involved