This monthly report, presented in a newsletter format, provides current intelligence
and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. livestock, dairy, and poultry
sectors. Topics include current production, consumption, trade, prices received, and more.
Periodically, special reports on specific commodity issues also are released in this series.
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Newsletter text and forecast tables are released the middle of the month (see the
2008 calendar of releases) in
Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) format. The forecast tables are also
available in Microsoft Excel (*.xls) format. Supporting tables are released approximately 2 weeks
later in Excel format. The pdf files are best viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.
The Most Recent Forecast and Supporting Tables are available in
Excel format.
2008
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August, "Sheep Inventories Continue Downward Trend",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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July, "Dry Conditions Push Cows to Market",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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June, "Beef Exports Follow Strong First Quarter With Strong April",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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May, "Total Red Meat and Poultry Production Down Slightly Next Year",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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April, "Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report Makes Important Revisions",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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March, "Egg Prices Skyrocket",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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February, "Lower Cattle Inventories Point to Reduced Beef Supplies",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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January, "December Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Points to Strong Increase in 2008 Pork Production",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
2007
- December, "Fourth-Quarter Pork Production Accelerates",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- November, "Turkey Production Rises",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- October, "Higher Milk Production Will Likely Drop Prices from 2007 Highs",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- September, "Chinese Commitment To Purchase Fourth-Quarter Pork Boosts U.S. Export Forecast",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- August, "Current Cattle Cycle Stalls",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- July, "2007 Export Volume Expected Flat This Year, Moderate Growth To Resume in 2008",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- June, "Commercial Milk Use Outpaces Production Expansion",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- May, "The Stage Is Set for Smaller Cattle and Calf Inventories in 2008",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- April, "Broiler Production Revised Downward",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- March, "Broiler Production Down in January, 2007 Estimate Revised Downward",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- February, "Catfish Sales Expected To Decline in 2007",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- January, "Broiler Production Expected Up Only Slightly in 2007",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
2006
- December, "Corn Demand, Dry Conditions, and Balky Trade Adersely Affecting Cattle/Beef Sector",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- November, "Corn Production Estimate Lowered; Feeding Costs/Uncertainty Rise",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- October, "Tighter Prospective Corn and Hay Supplies Boost Prices",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- September, "Weather Conditions Improve Livestock Prospects",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- August, "Forecasts of More Corn and Less Hay To Affect U.S, Livestock Sector",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- July, "Moisture Levels the Key Variable for Cattle Sector",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- June, "Broiler Prices Strengthen",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- May, "Total Red Meat and Poultry Production and Consumption In 2007 To Rise More Slowly Than In 2006",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- April, "First-Quarter 2006 Lamb and Mutton Production Strong in Preparation for Easter and Passover, but Prices Lag",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- March, "2006 U.S. Broiler Exports Forecasts Lowered on Avian Influenza Concerns Abroad",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- February, "Sheep and Lamb Inventory Increases for Second Straight Year",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
- January, "Large Broiler Supplies Continue To Pressure Prices",
text.pdf,
tables.xls,
tables.pdf
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Livestock and Meat Trade Data contains monthly and annual
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pork, lamb and mutton, chicken meat, turkey meat, and eggs. The tables report physical
quanti ties, not dollar values or unit prices. Data on beef and veal, pork, and lamb and mutton
are on a carcass-weight-equivalent basis. Breakdowns by country are included.
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retail price data for selected cuts of beef, pork, poultry, lamb, and veal, based on electronic
supermarket scanner data.
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