🇺🇸 United States of AmericaProtein Intelligence
The United States is the world's largest producer of broiler chicken and the second-largest beef producer. US companies including Tyson Foods, JBS USA, Cargill, and Perdue dominate global protein trade and processing capacity.
The United States is the world's largest broiler exporter and third-largest beef exporter, with Tyson, JBS USA, and Cargill controlling roughly 50% of processing capacity.
US protein markets are characterised by large-scale integrated operations with high capital intensity and thin margins. USDA weekly price reports — beef boxed cutouts, broiler weighted averages, and pork carcass prices — are the global reference benchmarks. Feed grain costs at Chicago CBOT set the global floor for poultry and swine production economics. Export access depends heavily on USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) disease-free certifications.
When CBOT corn drops below $4.50/bushel, US broiler production costs fall rapidly — watch for US chicken undercutting Brazilian pricing into Japan and South Korea export tenders 6–8 weeks later.
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Official customs-level trade flows for United States of America will appear here as data is sourced from approved providers and published. Current data status: draft flows under review.