Outlook for the U.S. Meat Sector in 2011
Presented ByShayle D. Shagam
World Agricultural Outlook BoardU.S. Department of Agriculture
Outlook 2011Canberra, Australia
March 2, 2011
Situation Facing Livestock and Poultry Producers in 2011
• Higher feed prices– Corn: $5.60/bu in 2011/12
$5.05-$5.75/bu in 2010/11 $3.55 in 2009/2010
– Soybean meal: $360/short ton
$340-380/ton in 2010/11 $311 in 2009/2010
• Shrinking returns
Higher Feed Bites into Gains in Livestock and Poultry Prices
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Highlights for Livestock & Poultry in 2011
• Offsetting meat production– Beef, lamb & mutton, and turkey lower– Pork and broilers higher
Red Meat and Poultry Production Will Increase 0.1 Percent in 2011
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Total Meat Production Fractionally Higher in 2011
Million metric tons 2010 2011 % Change
Beef 11.938 11.755 -1.5
Pork 10.177 10.219 0.4
Broiler Meat 16.739 16.919 1.1
Total Red Meat And Poultry 41.777 41.804 0.1
Highlights for Livestock & Poultry in 2011
• Offsetting meat production
• Stronger red meat exports but weaker broiler exports– Rising incomes fuel increased demand for
meat protein – Relatively weak U.S. dollar will support meat
exports– Trade issues remain irritants
Million metric tons 2010 2011 % Change
Beef 1.043 1.064 2.0
Pork 1.917 2.121 10.6
Broiler Meat 3.072 3.016 -1.8
Red Meat Exports Higher in 2011
Red Meat Exports Represent Increasing Share of Production
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Highlights for Livestock & Poultry in 2011
• Offsetting meat production
• Stronger red meat exports but weaker broiler exports
• Domestic supply impacts mixed– Larger broiler meat net supplies– Smaller beef, pork, and turkey net supplies
Total Per Capita Retail Basis Meat Disappearance in 2011 at about 94 Kilos
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Beef Pork Broilers* Forecast
Highlights for Livestock & Poultry in 2011
• Offsetting meat production
• Stronger red meat exports but weaker broiler exports
• Domestic supply impacts mixed
• Gradual economic improvement– U.S. GDP growth about 3 percent– Unemployment gradually declining
2010 2011 % Change*
Cattle, $/cwt
($/100kg)95.38(43.26)
102-109(46-49)
10.3
Hogs, $/cwt
($/100kg)55.06(24.97)
58-61(26-28)
8.1
12-City Broilers, ¢/lb
(¢/kg)
82.9(37.6)
80-85(36-39)
-0.5
Livestock & Poultry Prices Mostly Higher in 2011
* At midpoint
Despite Price Increase, Chicken Will Maintain Pricing Advantage at Retail
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Cattle Herd at 92.6 Million on Jan 1, 2011; Further Contraction Likely
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Beef Cows 1 Percent Lower Jan. 1, 2011. Calf Crop Declines in 2010
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Outside Feedlots On-Feed
Cattle for Feeding Lower on January 1M
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Cow Slaughter Will Decline In 2011
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Cattle Imports Decline to 2.1 Million Head In 2011
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Herds in Canada and Mexico Shrink
Cattle and Calves January 1
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Average Cattle Carcass Weights Near Record in 2011
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Beef Exports Increase 2 PercentBeef Imports Increase 4 Percent
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2010 Exports Higher to Several Major Markets
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Additional information about the 2011 outlook is available at the following websites:
• World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB)World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates– www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/index.htm
• Economic Research Service (ERS)Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Situation and Outlook– www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ldp/
• Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade– www.fas.usda.gov/dlp/livestock_poultry.asp