US Cattle Inventory Falls to Lowest Level in Nearly a Decade: USDA US News | The Epoch Times https://ift.tt/5HMeLbG Declining cattle production and drought contributed to a sizable drop in beef supplies last year, the lowest in nearly a decade, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As of Jan. 1, there was 89.3 million head of cattle, down 3 percent from a year ago; and 29 million beef cows bred for slaughter in the United States, down 4 percent from last year. “Total red meat and poultry production in 2023 is forecast to decrease for the first time in nearly a decade,” the USDA said in its bi-annual livestock, dairy, and poultry outlook released in early March. “This is due to the 6-percent decline in beef production that more than offsets forecast increases in pork (2 percent), broiler meat (1 percent), and turkey (7 percent) production.”... March 20, 2023 at 03:04AM https://ift.tt/RkEqA2P Allan Stein https://ift.tt/BKAtS9G
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