Categories
Market Update

US Meat Production 2014

The latest USDA meat production figures are out for 2014, beef is estimated as down by 5.7% on 2013, pig meat down by 1.5%, whilst poultry meat is up by 1.5%. The fall in beef production is being driven by falling cattle slaughter numbers, down by 7.1% year on year, with cattle in historically short supply. Pig meat production was impacted by disease issues during the year.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

×