date:Sep 21, 2012
ply and resulting in critically lowstock levels. Intensive feeding crops such as corn and soybean have been particularly affected, with prices now at an all-time high. Meat processors and animal protein industries in particular will continue to see a squeeze on margins, with prices rising for consumers.
The report said that increased slaughter rates are likely to increase meat supply in the short term and depress prices, but that declining global herds would drive down production and further ti