Title page
Contents
Abstract 3
Acknowledgements 3
Summary 5
Introduction 7
The United States and Global Animal Product Trade 9
Current and Growing Markets for Major Animal Commodities 10
Major U.S. Export Markets 13
Global Trade Events, Regulations, and Agreements Impacting Animal Agricultural Trade 16
Animal Disease, Production Practices, and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Trade Barriers 16
Trade Agreements and Disputes 17
Pandemic-Associated Challenges to Trade Competitiveness 18
Commodity Profiles: Trade Measures and Data Sources 19
Beef 20
Trade Events and U.S. Relative Competitiveness in the Global Beef Market 23
Pork 27
Trade Environment and U.S. Competitiveness 29
Chicken 33
Relative U.S. Competitiveness in the Global Chicken Trade 36
Select Dairy Products 37
Trade Events and U.S. Relative Competitiveness in the Global Dairy Market 40
Conclusion 44
References 45
Appendix: Summary of U.S. Rank, Export Value, Destinations, Competitors, and Key Challenges in Major Animal Commodity Markets, 2021 49
Figure 1. Ratio of U.S. agricultural exports to U.S. total exports, 2000-21 7
Figure 2. Total U.S. animal product exports by value and ratio of U.S. animal agricultural exports to U.S. total agricultural exports, 2000-21 8
Figure 3. Value of major animal product commodity exports by country, 2000-21 9
Figure 4. Percent share of global exports of major animal product commodities by country, 2000-21 10
Figure 5. Total imports of major animal product commodities by country, 2000-21 11
Figure 6. Per capita income (U.S. dollars) in East Asian countries, 2000-20 12
Figure 7. Per capita meat consumption (in pounds) for beef, pork, and poultry in major East Asian markets, 2000-21 13
Figure 8. Export market shares of major U.S. animal product commodity exports, 2000-21 14
Figure 9. Import value share of major animal product commodities for top U.S. export destinations in 2021 15
Figure 10. U.S. and global exports of major animal product commodities to Southeast Asian countries, 2000-21 16
Figure 11. U.S. monthly major animal product commodity exports 19
Figure 12a. Beef exports for top global exporters, 2000-21 21
Figure 12b. U.S. beef exports by destination, 2000-21 22
Figure 13. Exports-to-production ratio of top global beef exporters, 2000-21 23
Figure 14. U.S. market share for top global beef importers, 2017-21 25
Figure 15. U.S. share of top U.S. export destinations for beef, 2021 26
Figure 16a. Pork exports for top exporters, 2000-21 28
Figure 16b. U.S. pork exports by destination, 2000-21 28
Figure 17. Exports-to-production ratios of top pork exporters, 2000-21 29
Figure 18. U.S. percent share of top global pork export markets, 2017-21 31
Figure 19. U.S. percent share of top U.S. pork export destinations, 2021 32
Figure 20. Shares of chicken exports for top exporters, 2000-21 33
Figure 21a. U.S. chicken exports by destination, 2000-21 34
Figure 21b. Top importers of U.S. chicken exports in 2000 and 2021 35
Figure 22. Exports-to-production ratios for top global chicken producers, 2000-21 36
Figure 23a. Dairy export values for top global exporters, 2000-21 38
Figure 23b. U.S. select dairy commodity exports by destination, 2000-21 38
Figure 24. Exports-to-production ratio of top dairy exporters for butter, cheese, dry skim milk products, and dry whole milk powder, 2000-21 40
Figure 25. Average export value by dairy commodity, 2017-21 41
Figure 26. U.S. share of top U.S. cheese export destinations in 2021 42
Figure 27. U.S. share of top dry skim milk products export destinations, 2021 43