According to the same 2011-2020 report, meat imports experienced contrasting developments. Beef imports in 2020 were stable compared to 2019 (4,522 tonnes, of which a third is fresh and two-thirds is frozen). In 2011, the imported volume stood at 3,500 tonnes. Imported pork meat volumes fell by 6% in 2020, at 10,700 tonnes, mainly in frozen form. The trend over the last ten years has been towards a reduction in pork imports.. Volumes imported in 2020 are 8% lower than the average volumes imported between 2011 and 2019. Concerning poultry, 20,500 tonnes entered the island in 2020 : -5% compared to 2019. According to Daaf, “the Covid-19 crisis largely explains this trend with the closure of school catering during the confinement period”. Reunion also imports sheep meat (lamb) and goat : 1,726 tonnes in 2020, slightly down compared to 2011. More anecdotal, rabbit meat imports (132 tons) have declined sharply in ten years.
