ANSC 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Corn Belt, Gilt-Edged Securities, Feeder
Document Summary
Worldwide meat consumption: which type of meat has the highest consumption worldwide, pork. In the us, pork is third behind beef and chicken: per capita consumption in us is 54. 5 pounds. Japan is easily our largest export market: have direct impact on changes in pork quality standards, responsible for revitalization of a breed of hogs, canada is our largest importer of pork, us is net exporter of pork. Why do these areas of us have high swine production: also location for major corn and soybean production, other livestock enterprises, beef feedlots, large dairies, poultry and turkey, processing plants and livestock markets, room for the odor. Hog production outside corn belt: shift to north carolina and lesser extent oklahoma and arkansas, somewhat followed the poultry industry, milder weather. Structure of industry: feeder pig production, feeder pig finishing, farrow-to-finish operation, purebred or seed stock.
