date:Jun 04, 2013
sales.
Higher demand for soybean meal raises the outlook for oilseeds to $32.6 billion.
USDA projects livestock dairy and poultry overall sales will be $30.1 billion, which is a record. Declines in pork, broiler meat and animal fats offset gains for dairy, beef, and hides and skins.
USDA, once again bedeviled by the news, projected a $300 million decline in pork sales. Still, pork sales would be $5 billion, also a record.
Greater access to Japan and Hong Kong could push beef sales to $5.1 bi