Overview
Livestock and poultry account for over half of U.S. agricultural cash receipts, often exceeding $100 billion per year. ERS analyzes conditions and events that influence supply, demand, trade, and prices in livestock, dairy, poultry, and aquaculture markets. This briefing room examines issues not easily assigned to a particular livestock commodity, such as price reporting or animal health and welfare.
Information about specific livestock commodities
are in separate briefing rooms.
Features
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (monthly) provides market information reports and assesses the impact of existing, proposed, or potential policies and practices on location (domestic and international) and structure of production and processing of animal products.
Factors Shaping Expanding U.S. Red Meat Trade (February 2009) explores some of the major components driving growth in meat trade, including rising incomes, preferences of U.S. and foreign consumers, and an expansion of free trade agreements. Changes in currency values have also been important influences. Although the red meat (and poultry) markets have experienced disruptions by animal disease issues over the last few years, integration of trade is expected to continue.
Agricultural Commodity Price Spikes in the 1970s and 1990s: Valuable Lessons for Today (March 2008) examines the recent runup in commodity prices in light of similar occurrences in 1971-74 and 1994-96. Although similar to those earlier price runups, rising demand for grains and oilseeds for biofuels adds a new dimension of complexity.
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