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USDA Agricultural Projections To The Year 2017

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2007 predicted that U.S. consumers would be less likely to purchase meat over the next 10 years.

This report provides 10-year projections for the U.S. agricultural sector through 2017, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Projections cover agricultural commodities, trade, and aggregate indicators for the sector, such as farm income and food prices.

As rising production costs and export growth drive retail prices higher, U.S. consumers are likely to purchase less meat over the next 10 years, according to the USDA’s Agricultural Long-Term Projections to 2017. The report projects that per-capita beef consumption will decline by about 5 pounds and pork by about 2 pounds. Poultry consumption will increase by about 2.5 pounds during the same period.

This report includes the following content:

  • Frontmatter (Abstract, Contents, Note to Users)
  • Introduction and Overview of Assumptions and Results
  • Macroeconomic Assumptions
  • Crops
  • Livestock
  • U.S. Agricultural Sector Aggregate Indicators: Farm Income, Food Prices and Expenditures
  • U.S. Trade Value Agricultural Trade
  • List of Tables
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Citations:

Paul Westcott, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2008 United States (National)

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Animals Used for Food English Factory Farming Meat / Animal Product Consumption Farm Animals

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