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Namibia’s excellent meat originates from top quality animals. Namibia’s cattle herd numbers approximately two million. More than four hundred thousand head of cattle are marketed annually. Namibia’s total annual production of beef amounts to some hundred thousand tonnes, of which approximately eighty percent is exported. For the markets of Europe and South Africa cuts are either vacuum-packed and chilled, or frozen.

Namibia’s lamb and goat meat is well-known for taste, tenderness and wholesome goodness. Sheep numbers amount to three million and goats about 1,6 million. More than one million head of small stock are marketed each year. Namibia’s meat industry also produce a large number of processed meat products due to excellent craftsmanship.
 

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