The USDA lowers the outlook for pork and turkey meat production during 2022

Published Nov 11, 2022

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The USDA has revised its 2022 agricultural expectations, predicting a rise in beef and chicken production but a decrease in pork and turkey. Beef production is anticipated to reach 12.85 million tons, an increase from 2021 due to higher slaughter rates and carcass weights, with increased domestic consumption and reduced imports and exports. Pork production is projected at 12.3 million tons, a decrease from 2021 due to a drop in slaughter rates, with a expected recovery in exports helping to offset reduced imports and consumption. Chicken production is expected to reach 20.85 million tons, an increase from 2021 due to higher slaughter rates and increased exports. In contrast, turkey production is predicted to decrease to 2.35 million tons, due to outbreaks of avian influenza, reduced internal consumption, and lower exports.

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The USDA has reduced its production expectations for pork and turkey, but increased the outlook for beef and chicken for 2022. In the case of beef, it expects 12.85 million tons to be reached, 95,700 more tons than in 2021, due to an increase in the slaughter rate and a higher carcass weight. It also estimates that there will be greater domestic consumption with a drop in imports and exports. For pigs, production has been set at 12.3 million tons, 12,200 tons less than in 2021. This is due to the drop in the rate of slaughter . The USDA indicates that there has been a drop in imports and consumption, but indicates a recovery in exports. In chicken meat the country would reach 20.85 million tons, 34,000 tons more than in 2021, given the increase of slaughter, more exports and a ...

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