Avian flu, resumed cattle imports to impact 2025 beef, pork, poultry production forecasts: WASDE

Author: Alexandra Watts

Avian flu, resumed cattle imports to impact 2025 beef, pork, poultry production forecasts: WASDE

The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released on February 11, included significant adjustments to production volumes from the January report.

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The February WASDE report forecast beef production for 2025 at 26.57 billion lb, up by 775 million lb from January’s report, but below 2024’s total production by 2.7%, or 424 million lb. The only quarter to indicate a year-on-year increase in production was the first q...

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