Outlook for Major Pork Importing Countries

Market Intelligence

Introduction

Following is the third in a four-part series from the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) that examines key statistics and trends from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s beef and pork trade outlook forecast for 2008 through 2017, which was developed in November 2007 and released last week. The USDA 10-year outlook is a scenario based on what would be expected to happen under a continuation of current farm legislation and specific assumptions about external conditions. It is not a forecast. USDA data is based on carcass weight equivalent (CWE) and does not include variety meats.

Market Intelligence

Introduction

Following is the third in a four-part series from the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) that examines key statistics and trends from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s beef and pork trade outlook forecast for 2008 through 2017, which was developed in November 2007 and released last week. The USDA 10-year outlook is a scenario based on what would be expected to happen under a continuation of current farm legislation and specific assumptions about external conditions. It is not a forecast. USDA data is based on carcass weight equivalent (CWE) and does not include variety meats.