The Economic effects of red meon livestock in Egypt (A casat imports e stud

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Animal production is the main source of providing the animal protein needed for humans from various sources of red meat, white meat, eggs and dairy. You get animal protein from red meat from cows, buffaloes, goats and camels.
Livestock production contributes about EGP 169.9 billion, representing 36% of the value of agricultural production in 2017, and the number of livestock is estimated at 16.3 million head in 2018.Despite the importance of animal production in Egypt and Qalyubia, there is a food gap, so the state resorts to import from abroad to cover domestic consumption. .
Through the outlets of the armed and national forces, long live Egypt and the police, safety and job opportunities for young people, which are sold at low prices for the benefit of the consumer, and work to reduce the prices of municipal meat, in recent years, this has led to a decrease in the demand for municipal meat and this has been reflected in the decrease in livestock prices and thus on the income of farmers or breeders For fattening calves, it exposes it to a net decrease and a significant loss as a result of the increase in feed prices and production costs, and as a result, the number of livestock in Egypt decreased in 2017, 2018, 2019,
The research aims to study the economic effects of increasing the amount of imports of red meat and selling it at reduced prices to the consumer, which causes harm to the producer and butchers, by studying the current situation to the phenomenon and its impact on both the consumer, the producer, the butcher, and dealers in these projects and expectations of its impact on the state and the Egyptian national economy .
The research relied on secondary data from its various sources and also on primary data through a field sample in Qalyubia Governorate. Three forms were designed, the first for the consumers' category, the second for the farmers or producers category, and the third for the category of butchers dealing with the phenomenon. The relative importance is the number of cattle and butchers and the spread of the phenomenon in these two centers, and the villages were chosen in the same way
They are the village of Marsa, Dajwi, Benha Center, Tahouria village, and Al-Ahraz from Shebin Al-Qanater Center. The number of the forms was determined by about 60 forms, and then they were distributed equally into three categories and centers. Data were collected through a personal interview.

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