Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 7/11/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** RS4036

RS4035

**Russian Federation**

**Livestock and Products**

**Russian Imports Plummet in Early 2004**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Randall Hager

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Mark Petry

**Report Highlights:**

Russian imports of meat fell dramatically in the first quarter of 2004
due to poor implementation of TRQs on beef and pork and a quota on
poultry meat. Import volumes and values fell by almost 50 percent for
every major meat category. Total Russian imports of meat in Q1 2004 were
almost \$250 million less than the same period in 2003.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Moscow \[RS1\]

\[RS\]

Russian imports of meat fell sharply during January-March 2004, compared
with 2003, due to poor implementation of the TRQ on beef and pork and
the quota on poultry meat. Russian meat imports from January -- March
2004 were down by approximately 45 percent in both volume and value
terms compared to the previous year. The lack of import permits during
Q1 2004 cost exporters almost \$250 million versus 2003.

As noted in FAS GAIN Report RS4029, the Russian Government implemented
new regulations regarding the distribution of the 2004 shares to Russian
importers that had "historic" levels of trade. Due to poor
implementation of the methodology for calculating import shares,
confusion reigned in the first several months of 2004 as the Russian
Government repeatedly issued, cancelled, and then re-issued lists of
eligible Russian importers. As a result of the confusion caused by the
Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, import licenses
were, at best, haphazardly provided to importers during this period. As
a result, Russian imports of meat products in all major product
categories fell by an average of approximately 50 percent versus the
same period in 2003 (when no limitations were in place). While imports
began to pick up starting in April, significant amounts of trade were
lost during that period. Importantly, losing one quarter of the year may
affect some countries' ability to completely fill their 2004 quota.

Shipments of meat and poultry are reported to have returned to normal
levels beginning in April 2004. According to Interfax, Customs data
shows that total poultry imports reached 98,000 MT in April, as
companies try to compensate for the permit problems of Q1.

Note: The source for all the data in this report is the Customs
Committee of the Russian Federation.

  -------------- ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
  **Total                                                                      
  Russian                                                                      
  Imports of                                                                   
  Meat Products                                                                
  (MT, January -                                                               
  March                                                                        
  2002-2004)**                                                                 

                                                                               **%
                                                                               Change**

  **HS**         **Description**              **2002**   **2003**   **2004**   **04/03**

                                                                               

                 02 MEAT                      627,218    678,040    364,920    -46.2

  0207           POULTRY MEAT, OFFAL          319,581    300,112    156,110    -48.0

  0203           PORK, FRESH OR FROZEN        115,973    165,924    72,590     -56.3

  0202           BEEF, FROZEN                 93,797     112,861    51,338     -54.5

  0206           EDIBLE ANIMAL OFFAL          47,551     51,727     40,504     -21.7

  0201           BEEF FRESH/CHILLED           7,014      3,316      1,610      -51.5
  -------------- ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------

  -------------- ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --
  **Total                                                                                  
  Russian                                                                                  
  Imports of                                                                               
  Meat Products                                                                            
  (Million                                                                                 
  Dollars,                                                                                 
  January -                                                                                
  March                                                                                    
  2002-2004)**                                                                             

                                                                               **%         
                                                                               Change**    

  **HS**         **Description**              **2002**   **2003**   **2004**   **04/03**   

                                                                                           

                 02 MEAT                      456.90     553.53     307.55     -44.44      

  0207           POULTRY MEAT, OFFAL          180.28     176.16     92.92      -47.25      

  0203           PORK, FRESH OR FROZEN        115.06     189.01     91.52      -51.58      

  0202           BEEF, FROZEN                 105.05     128.27     69.10      -46.13      

  0206           EDIBLE ANIMAL OFFAL          23.67      27.58      22.76      -17.47      

  0201           BEEF FRESH/CHILLED           9.88       4.39       2.35       -46.37      
  -------------- ---------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- --

  ------------ -- ------------------------- ------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
  **Total                                                                                                                          
  Russian                                                                                                                          
  Poultry                                                                                                                          
  Imports**                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                   **2004**                        

                  **Quantity (MT)**                 **2000**   **2001**    **2002**    **2003**    **Jan.**   **Feb.**   **Mar**   **YTD**

  **0207**        **POULTRY MEAT,OFFAL**            687,898    1,375,025   1,375,039   1,188,379   34,936     54,813     66,361    156,110

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **020714**      **CHCK CUT+ED OFL,FRZ**           558,539    1,147,949   1,056,599   981,664     25,927     45,545     56,274    127,746

  **020712**      **CHICKEN,WHOLE,FROZN**           21,255     62,636      147,032     90,385      6,674      2,293      5,510     14,478

  **020727**      **TRKY CUT+ED OFL,FRZ**           104,698    160,854     163,730     108,432     2,123      6,439      3,722     12,283

  ** **           **OTHER**                 ** **   3,407      3,587       7,677       7,898       212        535        856       1,603

                                                                                                                                   

                  **Value (Million USD)**           2000       2001        2002        2003        Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD

  **0207**        **0207 POULTRY                    367        750         811         696         22         32         38        93
                  MEAT,OFFAL**                                                                                                     

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **020714**      **CHCK CUT+ED OFL,FRZ**           293        611         599         554         15         26         31        72

  **020712**      **CHICKEN,WHOLE,FROZN**           15         48          115         75          6          2          5         13

  **020727**      **TRKY CUT+ED OFL,FRZ**           57         88          91          62          1          4          2         7

  ** **           **OTHER**                 ** **   3          3           6           5           0          0          0         1

  Trade By                                                                                                                         
  Exporter                                                                                                                         

  **0207**        **POULTRY MEAT,OFFAL**            2000       2001        2002        2003        Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD

  **1**           United States                     504,275    1,062,943   748,949     735,318     22,513     39,528     43,550    105,591

  **2**           Brazil                            15,193     94,004      295,200     194,053     8,445      3,590      7,949     19,984

  **3**           Germany                           17,500     43,751      56,446      53,668      818        2,332      4,516     7,665

  **4**           France                            44,746     71,000      91,225      75,336      375        6,346      2,983     9,704

  **5**           Poland                            2,004      2,293       3,865       18,126      689        1,901      1,871     4,462

  **6**           Belgium                           23,299     40,766      47,864      16,445      660        365        1,416     2,441

  **7**           United Kingdom                    32,768     15,270      27,577      23,785      720        72         1,027     1,819

  **8**           Finland                           84         1,910       3,935       3,964       25         44         585       654

  **9**           China                             1,030      8,608       29,605      26,372      351        225        528       1,104

  **10**          Spain                     ** **   677        2,693       3,657       10,280      0          263        484       747

                                                                                                                                   

  **0207**        **Mkt. Share (% of                2000       2001        2002        2003        Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
                  Qty.)**                                                                                                          

  **1**           United States                     73.3%      77.3%       54.5%       61.9%       64.4%      72.1%      65.6%     67.6%

  **2**           Brazil                            2.2%       6.8%        21.5%       16.3%       24.2%      6.5%       12.0%     12.8%

  **3**           Germany                           2.5%       3.2%        4.1%        4.5%        2.3%       4.3%       6.8%      4.9%

  **4**           France                            6.5%       5.2%        6.6%        6.3%        1.1%       11.6%      4.5%      6.2%

  **5**           Poland                            0.3%       0.2%        0.3%        1.5%        2.0%       3.5%       2.8%      2.9%

  **6**           Belgium                           3.4%       3.0%        3.5%        1.4%        1.9%       0.7%       2.1%      1.6%

  **7**           United Kingdom                    4.8%       1.1%        2.0%        2.0%        2.1%       0.1%       1.5%      1.2%

  **8**           Finland                           0.0%       0.1%        0.3%        0.3%        0.1%       0.1%       0.9%      0.4%

  **9**           China                             0.1%       0.6%        2.2%        2.2%        1.0%       0.4%       0.8%      0.7%

  **10**          Spain                     ** **   0.1%       0.2%        0.3%        0.9%        0.0%       0.5%       0.7%      0.5%

                                                                                                                                   
  ------------ -- ------------------------- ------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------

**\* 2001 data is not available for certain small tariff codes, thus a
summation of available data is taken. It is considered to be less than
1% trade.**

  ----------------------- ------------ --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
                                                                                               **2004**                        

                          **Quantity             **2000**   **2001**    **2002**    **2003**   **Jan.**   **Feb.**   **Mar**   **YTD**
                          (MT)**                                                                                               

  **020714**              **CHCK                 558,539    1,147,949   1,056,599   981,664    25,927     45,545     56,274    127,746
                          CUT+ED                                                                                               
                          OFL,FRZ**                                                                                            

  ** **                                                                                                                         

  **All Other Codes**                  **(LQS &  497,639    1,020,068   901,232     855,233    22,116     44,070     51,553    117,739
                                       Meat)**                                                                                 

  **02071410**                         **MDM**   60,900     127,882     155,367     126,430    3,812      1,475      4,720     10,007

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                               

  **020714 (LQS &                                2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
  parts,excl. MDM)**                                                                                                           

  ** **                   **Volume**                                                                                            

  **1**                   United                 469,717    970,313     722,976     691,194    20,297     38,730     42,211    101,239
                          States                                                                                               

  **2**                   Brazil                 200        29,753      141,843     110,675    512        1,738      4,046     6,296

  **3**                   Germany                4,368      7,473       10,017      18,362     603        1,736      2,072     4,410

  **4**                   Poland                 254        31          740         12,359     456        1,303      1,178     2,937

  **5**                   Belgium                2,147      4,550       5,148       3,373      155        240        660       1,055

  ** **                   Other        ** **     20,952     7,949       20,508      19,271     92         323        1,386     1,801

                                                                                                                               

  **020714 (LQS &                                2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
  parts,excl. MDM)**                                                                                                           

  ** **                   **Mkt. Share                                                                                          
                          (% of                                                                                                
                          Qty.)**                                                                                              

  **1**                   United                 94.4%      95.1%       80.2%       80.8%      91.8%      87.9%      81.9%     86.0%
                          States                                                                                               

  **2**                   Brazil                 0.0%       2.9%        15.7%       12.9%      2.3%       3.9%       7.8%      5.3%

  **3**                   Germany                0.9%       0.7%        1.1%        2.1%       2.7%       3.9%       4.0%      3.7%

  **4**                   Poland                 0.1%       0.0%        0.1%        1.4%       2.1%       3.0%       2.3%      2.5%

  **5**                   Belgium                0.4%       0.4%        0.6%        0.4%       0.7%       0.5%       1.3%      0.9%

  ** **                   Other        ** **     4.2%       0.8%        2.3%        2.3%       0.4%       0.7%       2.7%      1.5%

                                                                                                                               

  **02071410**                         **MDM**   2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD

  ** **                   **Volume**                                                                                            

  **1**                   Germany                3,958      21,875      25,139      16,986     37         210        1,353     1,600

  **2**                   United                 9,924      3,449       25,415      16,595     13         12         1,027     1,052
                          Kingdom                                                                                              

  **3**                   United                 21,372     53,844      8,345       31,448     1,884      485        678       3,047
                          States                                                                                               

  **4**                   China                  378        6,752       24,541      22,362     298        175        480       953

  **5**                   Belgium                3,182      11,404      20,041      4,932      0          75         397       472

  ** **                   Other        ** **     22,085     30,557      51,886      34,107     1,580      517        787       2,884

                                                                                                                               

  **02071410**                         **MDM**   2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD

  ** **                   **Mkt. Share                                                                                          
                          (% of                                                                                                
                          Qty.)**                                                                                              

  **1**                   Germany                6.5%       17.1%       16.2%       13.4%      1.0%       14.3%      28.7%     16.0%

  **2**                   United                 16.3%      2.7%        16.4%       13.1%      0.3%       0.8%       21.7%     10.5%
                          Kingdom                                                                                              

  **3**                   United                 35.1%      42.1%       5.4%        24.9%      49.4%      32.9%      14.4%     30.4%
                          States                                                                                               

  **4**                   China                  0.6%       5.3%        15.8%       17.7%      7.8%       11.9%      10.2%     9.5%

  **5**                   Belgium                5.2%       8.9%        12.9%       3.9%       0.0%       5.1%       8.4%      4.7%

  ** **                   Other        ** **     36.3%      23.9%       33.4%       27.0%      41.4%      35.1%      16.7%     28.8%

                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                               

  **020727 TRKY CUT+ED                           2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
  OFL,FRZ**                                                                                                                    

  ** **                   **Volume**                                                                                            

  **1**                   France                 36,113     59,812      74,806      46,600     73         5,335      1,348     6,756

  **2**                   United                 12,936     38,342      17,599      12,676     331        313        660       1,305
                          States                                                                                               

  **3**                   Germany                6,713      13,504      18,801      11,799     140        255        535       930

  **4**                   Belgium                17,915     24,812      22,613      8,140      505        50         359       914

  **5**                   Brazil                 306        4,086       12,366      10,530     345        364        290       999

  ** **                   Other        ** **     30,714     20,297      17,544      18,686     727        122        530       1,380

                                                                                                                               

  **020727 TRKY CUT+ED                           2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
  OFL,FRZ**                                                                                                                    

  ** **                   **Mkt. Share                                                                                          
                          (% of                                                                                                
                          Qty.)**                                                                                              

  **1**                   France                 34.5%      37.2%       45.7%       28.6%      0.7%       75.5%      9.6%      55.0%

  **2**                   United                 12.4%      23.8%       10.7%       7.8%       3.1%       4.4%       4.7%      10.6%
                          States                                                                                               

  **3**                   Germany                6.4%       8.4%        11.5%       7.2%       1.3%       3.6%       3.8%      7.6%

  **4**                   Belgium                17.1%      15.4%       13.8%       5.0%       4.7%       0.7%       2.6%      7.4%

  **5**                   Brazil                 0.3%       2.5%        7.6%        6.5%       3.2%       5.2%       2.1%      8.1%

  ** **                   Other        ** **     29.3%      12.6%       10.7%       45.0%      6.8%       1.7%       3.8%      11.2%

                                                                                                                               

  **020712                                       2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
  CHICKEN,WHOLE,FROZN**                                                                                                        

  ** **                   **Volume**                                                                                            

  **1**                   Brazil                 12,325     52,910      132,194     61,485     6,165      1,360      3,553     11,078

  **2**                   France                 4,605      7,352       8,740       18,860     302        850        1,167     2,319

  **3**                   Denmark                1,372      165         1,959       884        50         0          429       479

  **4**                   Germany                1,979      594         1,717       4,117      0          15         196       211

  **5**                   Hungary                398        563         422         188        0          0          146       146

  ** **                   Other        ** **     577        1,052       2,001       4,851      158        68         20        246

                                                                                                                               

  **020712                                       2000       2001        2002        2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
  CHICKEN,WHOLE,FROZN**                                                                                                        

  ** **                   **Mkt. Share                                                                                          
                          (% of                                                                                                
                          Qty.)**                                                                                              

  **1**                   Brazil                 58.0%      84.5%       89.9%       41.3%      80.6%      20.7%      45.4%     76.5%

  **2**                   France                 21.7%      11.7%       5.9%        12.7%      3.9%       12.9%      14.9%     16.0%

  **3**                   Denmark                6.5%       0.3%        1.3%        0.6%       0.7%       0.0%       5.5%      3.3%

  **4**                   Germany                9.3%       0.9%        1.2%        2.8%       0.0%       0.2%       2.5%      1.5%

  **5**                   Hungary                1.9%       0.9%        0.3%        0.1%       0.0%       0.0%       1.9%      1.0%

  ** **                   Other        ** **     2.7%       1.7%        1.4%        3.3%       2.1%       1.0%       0.3%      1.7%
  ----------------------- ------------ --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------

  ------------ ---------------- -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
  **Total                                                                                                      
  Russian Pork                                                                                                 
  Imports**                                                                                                    

                                                                               **2004**                        

               **Quantity          **2000**   **2001**   **2002**   **2003**   **Jan.**   **Feb.**   **Mar**   **YTD**
               (MT)**                                                                                          

  **0203**     PORK,FRESH OR       212,759    367,998    602,010    533,871    17,654     14,212     40,723    72,590
               FROZEN                                                                                          

  ** **                                                                                                         

  **020321**   FROZEN CARCASSES    87,372     183,357    301,929    266,729    9,651      5,740      20,427    35,819

  **020329**   FROZEN CUT          72,314     138,028    238,026    228,899    7,690      7,699      16,366    31,755
               BONELESS                                                                                        

  **020311**   FRESH CARCASSES     46,159     41,277     55,756     29,632     294        614        3,550     4,458

  **020322**   FROZEN              5,563      3,282      4,856      6,786      20         120        261       401
               CUTS+BONES                                                                                      

  **020319**   FRESH CUTS          953        1,694      1,358      1,805      0          39         119       158
               BONELESS                                                                                        

  **020312**   FRESH CUTS+BONES    398        359        85         20         0          0          0         0

                                                                                                               

               **Value (Million    2000       2001       2002       2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
               USD)**                                                                                          

  **0203**     PORK,FRESH OR       212        322        672        651        24         17         51        92
               FROZEN                                                                                          

  ** **                                                                                                         

  **020321**   FROZEN CARCASSES    86         160        366        369        15         8          29        52

  **020329**   FROZEN CUT          72         123        239        237        8          8          17        33
               BONELESS                                                                                        

  **020311**   FRESH CARCASSES     44         32         59         34         0          1          4         5

  **020322**   FROZEN              8          5          7          8          0          0          0         0
               CUTS+BONES                                                                                      

  **020319**   FRESH CUTS          1          1          2          3          0          0          0         0
               BONELESS                                                                                        

  **020312**   FRESH CUTS+BONES    0          0          0          0          0          0          0         0

  Trade By                                                                                                     
  Country                                                                                                      

  **0203**     **PORK,FR./FR.      2000       2001       2002       2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
               Qty. (MT)**                                                                                     

  **1**        Brazil              14,562     140,766    349,799    312,693    15,475     4,047      18,282    37,803

  **2**        Poland              20,506     22,042     17,153     78,466     850        5,007      9,086     14,943

  **3**        Denmark             34,766     55,479     41,437     20,440     97         887        3,063     4,046

  **4**        France              26,670     15,675     16,301     8,111      0          587        1,703     2,289

  **5**        Germany             22,395     25,637     29,652     16,351     47         611        1,572     2,230

  **6**        Ukraine             12,206     1,504      1,069      12,180     495        1,716      1,547     3,759

  **7**        Finland             1,712      3,278      7,567      6,943      30         455        1,272     1,757

  **8**        Netherlands         11,314     4,411      7,644      4,134      0          110        1,258     1,368

  **9**        China               1,482      10,347     67,519     43,757     432        374        1,251     2,056

  **10**       United States       29,660     31,983     16,018     2,734      173        52         659       884

                                                                                                               

  **0203**     **Mkt. Share (%     2000       2001       2002       2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
               of Qty.)**                                                                                      

  **1**        Brazil              6.8%       38.3%      58.1%      58.6%      87.7%      28.5%      44.9%     52.1%

  **2**        Poland              9.6%       6.0%       2.8%       14.7%      4.8%       35.2%      22.3%     20.6%

  **3**        Denmark             16.3%      15.1%      6.9%       3.8%       0.5%       6.2%       7.5%      5.6%

  **4**        France              12.5%      4.3%       2.7%       1.5%       0.0%       4.1%       4.2%      3.2%

  **5**        Germany             10.5%      7.0%       4.9%       3.1%       0.3%       4.3%       3.9%      3.1%

  **6**        Ukraine             5.7%       0.4%       0.2%       2.3%       2.8%       12.1%      3.8%      5.2%

  **7**        Finland             0.8%       0.9%       1.3%       1.3%       0.2%       3.2%       3.1%      2.4%

  **8**        Netherlands         5.3%       1.2%       1.3%       0.8%       0.0%       0.8%       3.1%      1.9%

  **9**        China               0.7%       2.8%       11.2%      8.2%       2.4%       2.6%       3.1%      2.8%

  **10**       United States       13.9%      8.7%       2.7%       0.5%       1.0%       0.4%       1.6%      1.2%
  ------------ ---------------- -- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------

  ------------ -------------------- ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------
  **Total                                                                                                                          
  Russian Beef                                                                                                                     
  Imports**                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                   **2003**                        

               **Quantity (MT)**            **1999**   **2000**   **2001**   **2002**   **2003**   **Jan.**   **Feb.**   **Mar**   **YTD**

  **0202**     BEEF, FROZEN                 522,029    270,714    420,844    469,141    495,031    10,313     10,111     30,915    51,338

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **020230**   CUTS BONELESS                198,142    104,399    232,297    325,928    387,030    8,763      6,918      26,564    42,245

  **020210**   CARCASS,WHOLE/HALF           139,406    121,714    73,265     96,397     95,827     1,357      2,938      4,351     8,645

  **020220**   CUTS WITH BONE               184,481    44,601     115,283    46,816     12,174     192        255        0         448

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **0201**     BEEF FRESH, CHILLED          9,360      11,449     34,671     35,459     10,015     0          423        1,186     1,610

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **020130**   CUTS BONELESS                125        88         12,094     34,212     9,891      0          405        1,185     1,590

  **020120**   CUTS WITH BONE               9,123      11,321     22,525     1,229      124        0          18         1         19

  **020110**   CARCASS,WHOLE/HALF           111        40         53         18         0          0          0          0         0

                                                                                                                                   

               **Value (Million             1999       2000       2001       2002       2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
               USD)**                                                                                                              

  **0202**     BEEF, FROZEN                 845        338        468        540        602        13         15         41        69

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **020230**   CUTS BONELESS                356        143        245        369        465        11         10         33        53

  **020210**   CARCASS,WHOLE/HALF           283        149        111        127        125        2          5          8         15

  **020220**   CUTS WITH BONE               207        46         112        44         12         0          0          0         0

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **0201**     BEEF FRESH, CHILLED          19         12         42         49         14         0          1          2         2

  ** **                                                                                                                             

  **020130**   CUTS BONELESS                0          0          17         48         13         0          1          2         2

  **020120**   CUTS WITH BONE               18         12         25         2          0          0          0          0         0

  **020110**   CARCASS,WHOLE/HALF           0          0          0          0          0          0          0          0         0

  Trade By                                                                                                                         
  Country                                                                                                                          

  **0202**     **BEEF, FROZEN Qty.          1999       2000       2001       2002       2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
               (MT)**                                                                                                              

  **1**        Ukraine                      137,534    135,426    90,161     128,578    144,904    1,732      4,453      6,682     12,867

  **2**        Brazil                       0          0          1,912      27,087     90,503     4,502      1,739      6,407     12,647

  **3**        Germany                      142,103    37,561     167,910    76,017     45,639     223        1,105      4,825     6,154

  **4**        Spain                        15,630     6,296      29,139     32,113     42,516     361        442        3,797     4,599

  **5**        Argentina                    898        4,985      1,662      0          22,020     367        795        2,093     3,255

  **0201**     **BEEF FRESH,                                                                                                        
               CHILLED Qty. (MT)**                                                                                                 

  **1**        Germany                      1,067      3,731      27,658     32,189     9,229      0          404        1,109     1,513

  **2**        Netherlands                  390        28         296        272        316        0          0          38        38

  **3**        Poland                       107        339        53         656        40         0          0          36        36

  **4**        Australia                    0          4          16         34         38         0          0          3         3

  **5**        Finland              ** **   179        2          4          11         4          0          0          1         1

  **0202**     **Mkt. Share (% of           1999       2000       2001       2002       2003       Jan.       Feb.       Mar       YTD
               Qty.)**                                                                                                             

  **1**        Ukraine                      26.3%      50.0%      21.4%      27.4%      29.3%      16.8%      44.0%      21.6%     25.1%

  **2**        Brazil                       0.0%       0.0%       0.5%       5.8%       18.3%      43.7%      17.2%      20.7%     24.6%

  **3**        Germany                      27.2%      13.9%      39.9%      16.2%      9.2%       2.2%       10.9%      15.6%     12.0%

  **4**        Spain                        3.0%       2.3%       6.9%       6.8%       8.6%       3.5%       4.4%       12.3%     9.0%

  **5**        Argentina                    0.2%       1.8%       0.4%       0.0%       4.4%       3.6%       7.9%       6.8%      6.3%

  **0201**                                                                                                                          

  **1**        Germany                      11.4%      32.6%      79.8%      90.8%      92.2%      0.0%       95.6%      93.5%     94.0%

  **2**        Netherlands                  4.2%       0.2%       0.9%       0.8%       3.2%       0.0%       0.0%       3.2%      2.3%

  **3**        Poland                       1.1%       3.0%       0.2%       1.9%       0.4%       0.0%       0.0%       3.0%      2.2%

  **4**        Australia                    0.0%       0.0%       0.0%       0.1%       0.4%       100.0%     0.1%       0.2%      0.2%

  **5**        Finland              ** **   1.9%       0.0%       0.0%       0.0%       0.0%       0.0%       0.0%       0.1%      0.1%
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