USDA: U.S. pork production 2017 again higher - low price In the Most recent issue of Oct. , the U.S. Department of agriculture (USDA) estimates the U.S. pork production to 2016 1.7% higher than last year. Thus the production level to about 8.5% above the average of the years 2011-2015 is The USDA forecast a further increase in production by 3.8% for the year 2017 Compared to 5-years average an increase of over 12% would be achieved then. For the United States is a dramatic year 2017 before. Not only the amounts of pork to rise, but also poultry meat production and after the fall of 2014/15 beef on the rise again. Now the current U.S. beef prices only on half level compared to the years 2014th are Given of a saturated domestic market the United States urgently on rising exports will have to rely. The problem is a rising dollar exchange rate which the competitiveness in the international business more difficult. The domestic market prices more are under pressure. In the course of the year 2017 is assumed by a seasonal development . Usually the production for the summer months and falls and rises again in the 3rd quarter. For 2017 plays this course at a higher level. The USDA estimates using the Schweinefutures on the Chicago Stock Exchange U.S.pork prices converted between €1,05 /kg to € 1.21 / kg on production stage. The persistently low level should be covered partly through reductions in feed prices. Nevertheless assumes losses in pork production. For the EU, the European Commission (EU-COM), in their latest short time perspective has the pig production 2017 to 0.3% lower estimated. In the EU poultry sector an increase is expected however by 1.7%, while there will be little changes in the beef and veal sector. In the face of international Networking on the export business of the two regions impairments for the EU are cannot be ruled out. To the point of fishing in the year 2017 , a no longer booming market could be China.
