Overview
- At the beginning of 2009, the U.S. inventory of hogs and pigs stood at nearly 67 million head, 62 percent were in Corn Belt States, where they have access to that region's abundant supplies of feed grains and soybean meal, and another 15 percent were in North Carolina.
- The United States is the third-largest producer and consumer of pork and pork products and the fifth largest importer.
- In 2008, pork accounted for nearly 23 percent of U.S. red meat and poultry retail disappearance.
- U.S. pork imports in 2008 accounted for about 5 percent of retail pork disappearance.
- The United States is the world's largest exporter of pork and pork products.
- Since 2006, exports' share of U.S. commercial pork production has averaged slightly more than 16 percent.
ERS analyzes conditions and events relating to domestic and global pork markets that influence supply, demand, trade, and prices.
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