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Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (monthly) provides analysis of current developments in the livestock, poultry, and aquaculture industries, providing data on animal numbers, meat and egg production, prices, trade, and net returns. Aquaculture products are featured commodities at least twice a year.
Catfish Sales Expected to Decline in 2007 (February 2007) assesses the prospects for the U.S. catfish industry in 2007. With lower grower estimates of inventories at the start of 2007, catfish sales are expected to decline. However, the lower production is expected to keep farm and processor prices at relatively high levels.
Aquaculture
Outlook (1989-2006) examined the U.S. aquaculture industry, including production, inventory, sales, prices, inputs, and trade of catfish, trout, tilapia, salmon, mollusks, crawfish, shrimp, and ornamental fish.
U.S. Seafood
Market Shifts to Aquaculture (April 2004) assesses the growing
proportion of total domestic seafood consumption accounted for by
imports. Much of the increase has come from higher imports of foreign
aquacultural products. In general, growing imports has meant lower
prices for domestic consumers but also lower returns for U.S. producers.
Country-of-Origin
Labeling: Theory and Observation (January 2004) examines the
economic rationale behind the various claims about the effect of
country-of-origin labeling and indicates that mandatory country-of-origin
labeling would likely generate more costs than benefits. Voluntary
country-of-origin labeling is an option, but food suppliers have
generally discounted the U.S. label as a quality attribute that
can attract sufficient consumer interest.
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