Trade and Demand

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Industry Economics & Trade

Title Author Date Downloads
Domestic and International Sources of US Lean Beef Trimmings August 27, 2026
Assessing Economic Impact That Would Follow Loss of US Beef Exports and Imports - Executive Summary September 26, 2022
Assessing Economic Impact That Would Follow Loss of US Beef Exports and Imports September 26, 2022
Concentration of U.S. Pork Exports June 28, 2021
Overview of US Beef Production, Export, Import and Domestic Consumption Trends: 2003-2019 May 21, 2020
WTO Dispute Panel Report on China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas April 26, 2019
Tariffs Affect Producers - Video

K-State agricultural economist Vincent Amanor-Boadu takes a closer look at the recent "trade interventions", as he calls them, and the impact on U.S. agricultural trade that's already happening, although the tariffs have yet to go into effect...he says that years of successfully building markets for U.S. commodities abroad are being put at risk, in an effort to shore up U.S. products that has been less successful in the world marketplace.

April 13, 2018
Concentration of U.S. Red Meat Exports March 26, 2018
Chinese Beef Consumption Trends: Implications for Future Trading Partners April 1, 2011
Economic Impact of BSE Fact Sheet
May 1, 2005
Economic Impact of BSE on the U.S. Beef Industry
April 1, 2005

Livestock & Meat Demand

Title Author Date Downloads
Beef Quality Trends 2005-2025

The transition in the US beef sector over the past twenty years toward producing higher-quality product has been remarkable. The increase in higher-grading beef has created substantial wholesale value for the beef sector.

October 5, 2026
Meat Availability and Shortages Overview April 28, 2020
U.S. Meat Demand: Household Dynamics and Media Information Impacts: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics April 1, 2010
U.S. Beef Demand Drivers and Enhancement Opportunities: A Research Summary (four-page KSU Fact Sheet) January 30, 2009
European Consumer Preferences for U.S. and Domestic Beef May 1, 2003