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Factors Affecting U.S. Pork Consumption

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  • Davis, Christopher G.
  • Lin, Biing-Hwan

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Pork ranks third in annual U.S. meat consumption, behind beef and chicken, averaging 51 pounds per person. The Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals (CSFII) indicates that most pork is consumed at home. Pork consumption is highest in the Midwest (58 pounds), followed by the South (52 pounds), the Northeast (51 pounds), and the West (42 pounds). Rural consumers eat more pork (60 pounds) than urban/suburban consumers (49/48 pounds). Pork consumption varies by race and ethnicity. Blacks consume 63 pounds of pork per person per year, Whites 49 pounds, and Hispanics 45 pounds. Higher income consumers tend to consume less pork. Everything else remaining constant, demographic data in the CSFII suggest future declines in per capita pork consumption, as increases of Hispanics and the elderly—who eat less pork than the national average—enlarge their shares of the population. However, total U.S. pork consumption will grow because of an expansion of the U.S. population.

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  • Davis, Christopher G. & Lin, Biing-Hwan, 2005. "Factors Affecting U.S. Pork Consumption," Miscellaneous Publications 404252, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:404252
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.404252
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    1. Hahn, William F. & Perry, Janet E. & Southard, Leland W., 2009. "Comparing Two Sources of Retail Meat Price Data," Economic Research Report 55958, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Lin, Biing-Hwan, "undated". "COVID-19 Working Paper: Shares of Commodity Consumption at Home, Restaurants, Fast Food Places, Schools, and Other Away-from-Home Places: 2013-16," USDA Miscellaneous 309612, United States Department of Agriculture.
    3. Lwin, Wuit Yi & Keller, Andrew & Arita, Shawn & Cooper, Joseph & Steinbach, Sandro, 2026. "Updated Evidence on Proposition 12 Impacts on Pork Prices, Wholesale Segmentation, and Consumption," ARPC White Paper 396440, North Dakota State University.

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