The graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Given is the graph that illustrates how the consumption of fish and some various kinds of meat changed in European countries from 1979 to 2004.

To begin with, on the premise of shown period, the greatest consumption figures belonged to beef (220gr), which was almost 50gr more than its closest followers lamb (150gr) and chicken (145gr), whereas the amount of fish usage was just 60 grams.

It is also visible that, from 1979 on, beef and lamb consumption showed downward trend and both bottomed out in 2004, respectively reaching to 100gr and 60gr. On the contrary, during the given period, the amount of eaten chicken by Europeans rocketed becoming considerably ahead of its counterparts in 2004 when it was equal to 250gr. When it comes to the fish consumption it mainly kept its consistence going down by 10gr, which was very slight in comparison with the changes demonstrated by the types of meat.

To sum it up, throughout the given time span, in terms of preference by European countries, all the mentioned food categories experienced downfall except for chicken which showed a remarkable rise.
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