Share:ISLAMABAD - The government has set a target to produce about 5.219 million tonnes of meat during next fiscal year in order to meet with domestic requirements as well as for exporting. During the period under review, about 2.4 million tonnes of beef to be produced, whereas mutton production targets were fixed at 782,000 tonnes to tackle with the local consumption, according to an official document issued here Sunday. The domestic meat output during current fiscal year witnessed about 5.2 per cent growth as local production of above mentioned commodity reached to 3.303 million tonnes as against the output of 3.139 million tonnes of same period of last year, it added. The poultry production targets for fiscal year 2021-22 were fixed at 1.997 million tonnes as the output of poultry registered with about 9.2 per cent growth during out going fiscal year, it added. During the period from July-February, the poultry output was recorded at 1.206 million tonnes as compared the output of 1.105 million tonnes of the year 2019-20.

Source: The Nation July 19, 2021 02:22 UTC