Average Mizo Eats 14 kg of Meat a Year in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jan 28 : An average Mizo consumes about 14 kg of meat annually, against the national per capita consumption of meat of 7.5 kg.

According to state's animal husbandry and veterinary department, the per capital consumption of meat in Mizoram is 14 kg which is about Rs 191 crores in terms of monetary value.

Pork, the most favourite meat of Mizos, is priced at Rs 180-Rs 200 per kg in the state capital.

Mizoram consumed pork worth Rs 9563.4 lakhs at the rate of Rs 180/kg during 2009-2010.

According to the department's records, during the month of last December about 54158 animals were slaughtered for consumption in the state which has a population of about nine lakhs. Aizawl topped with 20271 animals slaughtered during that month.

The official records further stated that during the period from March 2009 to February 2010, Mizoram produced 1,02,35,000 kgs of different meats which was far from meeting the state's consumption.

The state also produced 371 lakhs of eggs and 10.633 metric tonnes of milk, which again are far from meeting the requirement.