In 2016, production of poultry and red meat is expected to increase, while exports are expected to grow even more, resulting in higher export shares for beef, pork, broilers and turkey.
In 2015, approximately 15 percent of total U.S. poultry and red meat production were sold in export markets. Poultry and red meat exports as a share of production are down from the average over the previous 5 years, reflecting the combination of a strengthening dollar, slowing global economy, and restrictions on poultry exports put in place as a result of the U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
The following chart is from Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, March 2016.
