The report added that the average consumption per capita of rice reached 39.1 kg in 2015 versus 43.4 kg in 2014, a decrease of 9.9% with a self-sufficiency rate of 102.6%. Moreover, the average per capita consumption of vegetables reached 93.1 kg in 2015 versus 100.5 kg in 2014, a decrease of 7.4 %, with a self-sufficiency rate of 102.6%. Meanwhile, the average consumption per capita of fruits reached 63.6 kg in 2015 versus 57.5 kg in 2014, an increase of 10.6% with a self-sufficiency rate of 96.2%. The CAPMAS stated that the average consumption per capita of red meat reached 13.6 kg in 2015 versus 10.8 kg in 2014, an increase of 25.9%, attributing the increase to cow meat imports versus the previous year with a self-sufficiency rate of 57.5%. The average per capita consumption of birds and poultry meat reached 10.7 kg in 2015, which was unchanged from 2014 with a self-sufficiency rate 93.0%.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 19, 2017 06:50 UTC