US BEEF CATTLE HERD DECLINE COULD HAVE BOTTOMED OUT SAYS USDA EXPERT
March 1st, 2014
Beef production in the USA could be lower this year than in 2013, even though there are indications that the long decline in the national cattle herd may be at an end, a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) expert has told globalmeatnews.com. Dr Kenneth H Mathews (NOTE SPELLING IS CORRECT – ONE ‘T’ IN MATHEWS), senior cross-commodity analyst for the animal proteins cluster at USDA’s economic research service was commenting in an USDA report that the inventory of all cattle and calves in the US in 2013 was 87.7 million head, down 1.8% from one year ago. ...
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