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
The farm value of milk production is second only to beef among livestock industries and is equal to corn.
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.