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Animal Products
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Animal Production & Marketing Issues
Animal products account for over half of the value of U.S. agricultural products, 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. -
Aquaculture
ERS provides background, data, and analysis on the domestic aquaculture industry and U.S. trade in aquacultural products. -
Cattle & Beef
The United States has the largest fed-cattle industry in the world, and is the world's largest producer of beef, primarily high-quality, grain-fed beef for domestic and export use. -
Dairy
Milk is produced in all 50 States, with the major producing States in the West and North. Dairy farms, overwhelmingly family-owned and managed, are generally members of producer cooperatives. -
Hogs & Pork
A striking feature of the U.S. hog industry has been the rapid shift to fewer and larger operations, associated with technological change and evolving industry structure. -
Poultry & Eggs
The U.S. poultry industry is the world's largest producer and second-largest exporter of poultry meat and is a major egg producer. -
Sheep, Lamb & Mutton
The U.S. sheep and wool industries have seen significant change since the mid-1970s, marked by smaller inventories, declining production, shrinking revenues, and fewer operations.