U.S. Cattle Supplies and Disposition (Released March 24, 2006)

摘要

For the past 100 years, a well defined cyclical rise and decline has emerged in U.S. cattle production. This cycle typically followed a 10 year course of 6 years of accumulation and 4 years of decrease. However the recent cattle cycle has not followed this trend but rather taken much longer to complete the cycle. This special report examines some of the issues that affected the current cattle cycle. In addition, the report also considers the role and production method of cattle being fed for the slaughter market ; a brief description of survey procedures and sampling methods; and terminology and definitions used in NASS cattle publications.