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Cattle Production

Cattle Production. From foukeffa.org Written by Matt Bierds Ag Student Texas A&M. GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany the Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson 02421-2.3 July 2001 . Fun Facts. 7.1 Billion beef servings in restaurants. 10 % increase since 1990

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Cattle Production

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  1. Cattle Production From foukeffa.org Written by Matt Bierds Ag Student Texas A&M GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office To accompany the Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson 02421-2.3 July 2001

  2. Fun Facts • 7.1 Billion beef servings in restaurants. • 10 % increase since 1990 • 5.5 Billion burgers sold in restaurants in 1998 • 361 Million steaks served in restaurants

  3. Fun Facts (cont.) • Beef exports increased ~10% in 1999. • Beef is consumed 77.3 Million times each day across America.

  4. Beef Consumption • Each person consumes ~68 pounds of beef per year. • Slight decrease from the past. Why? • Total meat • ~220 pounds consumed per year. • Slight increase. How can this be explained?

  5. Who’s Hungry • 26 Million pounds of beef sold in 2000. • 54.8 Billion dollars of beef consumed. • Constant and steady rise. • Total cows- 98 Million • Decreasing in numbers. Why?

  6. Expenditures • $200 spent per year for beef products. • Decrease in percent of money spent on meat products. • Increase in poultry and pork.

  7. Average prices • Costs $2.60 per pound of beef • Fluctuates higher and lower • Why do you think this happens?

  8. Exports vs. Imports • Export- 4.44 Billion • Import- 3.20 Billion • Surplus- helps the economy. • Where do we export to?

  9. Cattle By-products • 82 Dollars of value per 1000 pound steer. • What makes up this most of this? • Hide @ 60% of the total value.

  10. Conclusion • Beef cattle is a huge enterprise in our economy. • Small farms are an icon of the past. • Consumption versus Production.

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