世界农产品供需报告（WASDE）预测美国肉类生产增加

　　US - USDA's November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates predicted that US meat production would be up 2.9 per cent in 2016 with pork up 1.7 per cent, beef up 4.8 per cent, broilers up 1.9 per cent and turkey up 7.9 per cent, writes Ron Plain and Scott Brown, Ag Economics, MU.More meat is likely to mean lower prices. USDA expects hog prices to average $1-$4 lower next year than this.This was another down week for hog prices. The average negotiated price for barrows and gilts purchased on Thursday for slaughter plant delivery was $51.33/cwt, down $3.14 from a week earlier and down $17.93 from three weeks ago.

　　美国农业经济学家普莱恩(Ron Plain)和斯科特•布朗(Scott Brown)在美国农业部(USDA)十一月世界农产品供需报告里预测，美国肉类生产将在2016年增加2.9%，猪肉产量增加1.7%，牛肉产量增加4.8%,，肉鸡产量增加1.9%，土鸡产量增加7.9%。越多的肉类可能意味着越低的价格。美国农业部预计明年猪肉价格比今年平均价格低1到4美元。周四阉割公猪运送到屠宰场商议后的平均价格是51.33美元一只，从上一周下跌了3.14美元，相比三周前下跌17.93美元。