US Leg Quarter (LQ) Cold Storage Holdings (‘000 Pounds) Compared with USDA Leg Quarter Prices (US $/Pound)From January to November 2011, the top market for US leg quarters was Russia 144 TMT, 39% lower than a year ago. Following behind was Mexico (139 TMT), Angola (139 TMT), Georgia (82 TMT), and Iraq (77 TMT). Russia surpassed Mexico as the top export marketplace for US leg quarters in the second half of 2011 as US exports began increasing in July 2011. US leg quarter exports were about 202% ...

Government of Russia Agricultural Development ForecastRussia’s Forecast of Socioeconomic Development for 2012 and planning period of 2012-2014 (the Forecast) offers a comprehensive outlook for Russia’s agricultural development in 2012-2014. The Forecast takes into account the goals and priorities of Russia’s social and economic development outlined by President Medvedev in his 2010 state-of-the-nation address and Russia’s Strategy-2020. This forecast is based on the statistics of ...

The latest National Statistics produced by Defra on the activity of UK hatcheries and poultry slaughterhouses and other related poultry statistics were released on 01 December 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Para ler o relatório completo clique aqui  

Argentine broiler production for 2012 is forecast to reach a new record at 1.85 MMT up 75,000 MT from the USDA official estimate. This is mainly the result of strong domestic consumption and growth in exports. The country continues to make sustained efforts to maintain an excellent sanitary status and competitive costs, which has encouraged heavy investment resulting in the expansion of the sector. Para ler o relatório completo clique aqui  

WHEAT: U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2011/12 are projected 50 million bushels higher with reduced prospects for exports this month. Exports are lowered 50 million bushels with reductions projected for Hard Red Winter, Soft Red Winter, and White wheat. Larger supplies in several major exporting countries and relatively strong domestic prices, supported by the tight domestic corn supply and use situation, are expected to limit opportunities for U.S. wheat in world trade. Ending stocks for 2011/12, ...

World 2011/12 corn production is forecast up 8.5 million tons this month to a record 868 million tons, mostly due to a large increase in China’s production based on recently published government estimates. Global ending stocks are boosted 6 million tons to 127 million, down just 1 million from the previous year.U.S. feed grain supplies are increased slightly this month due to an increase in forecast oats imports from Canada, where supplies are plentiful. Expected corn use is down 5 million ...

Beef/Cattle: Disproportionally large cow slaughter has kept average dressed weights lower during most of 2011 than if steers had constituted half or more of beef slaughter, as they typically do. Packer margins and high feed and feeder cattle prices are exerting downward pressure on fed cattle prices. Beef/Cattle Trade: U.S. beef exports are expected to increase by 21 percent in 2011.Although U.S. domestic beef supplies will be 5 percent lower in 2012, exports should remain strong and stay ...

IndiaIndia’s poultry production has been growing about 8-10% annually over the past decade and more than 15% over the past three years, according to an ICRA assessment. USDA’s official projection for 2012 is 2.75 million tons; unofficial projections are as high as 3.2 million tons. Indian poultry and egg consumption is growing and is expected to double by 2014-2015 due to an expanding middle class, increasing employment levels and incomes, new demand for ready-to-cook products, and the ...

World Duck Meat and Goose and Guinea Fowl Meat SituationAt the end of 2009, China led the world in the production of both duck meat and goose and guinea fowl meat, producing 69.3% and 94.1% respectively. Following China in duck meat production by volume were France (6.1%), Malaysia (2.8%), Myanmar (2.1%), and Vietnam (2.1). The US produced 49,990 MT and Canada 7,393 MT of duck meat in 2009, ranking 10th and 28th. Duck meat production in 2009 totaled 3.8 million metric tons (MMT), up 3.1% from ...

KazakhstanKazakhstan is the ninth largest nation in the world, about the size of Western Europe, with a population of 16.6 million. Kazakhstan's economy grew by 7.3% in 2010 and by 7.1% in the first half of 2011. In September 2002, Kazakhstan became the first country in the former Soviet Union to receive an investmentgrade credit rating from a major international credit rating agency. The economy is dominated by the oil industry. Kazakhstan possesses enormous fossil fuel reserves and plentiful ...