Business/Economics
The meat industry is the largest sector of agriculture and agriculture is the largest sector of the U.S. economy. Many economic factors contribute to business success. Here you'll learn about price and export reporting issues, structural changes in the meat and poultry industry, view charts showing trends in sales, production, consumption and exporting and learn about many other factors that impact the U.S. and international market for meat and poultry.
Government Links
- Agricultural Marketing Service
- Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
- USDA's Economic Research Service
- AMI Letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Regarding GIPSA Proposed Rule (July 28, 2010)
Economic Trends
Government Links
Mandatory Price Reporting
Government Links
- Livestock Mandatory Reporting; Reestablishment and Revision of the Reporting Regulation for Swine, Cattle, Lamb, and Boxed Beef; Final Rule, May 16, 2008
- Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999
- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
- Mandatory Reporting Forms Only
- Export Sales Reporting Instructions