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Overview of the Meat Industry (Exam 1) Flashcards

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1
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How many Americans are being fed?

A

300,000,000

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2
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What is MSU’s meat facility number?

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M45533

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3
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How many federally inspected meat and poultry slaughtering and processing plants are in the US?

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6278

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4
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How much beef and beef variety meat was sent to Canada, Japan, Mexico, and Hong Kong? What percentage is the US?

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1.7 billion metric tons (1 MT = 2204.6 lbs.)
$8.07 billion
10%

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How much pork and pork variety meat was sent to Canada, Japan, and Mexico? What percentage is the US?

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1.65 billion MT
$5.6 billion
21.5%

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6
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How much poultry and poultry variety meat was sent?

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3.6 billion MT

$4.5 billion

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7
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What is the ripple effect of the industry?

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6.2 million jobs, $200 billion in wages, $864.2 billion annually or 6% of entire GDP

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8
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What states have a higher livestock value?

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Central and eastern have more than western

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9
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What states are cattle concentrated in?

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Texas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
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10
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In 2014, what states have 64.7% of all cattle on feed?

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Texas
Nebraska
Kansas

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11
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What percentage of dairy cattle does Wisconsin and California have?

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33.1%

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12
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What percentage of hogs does Iowa have?

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31.1%

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13
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Where are most of the meat and other goats inventory at?

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Texas

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14
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Where are broilers found?

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Southeastern states

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15
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Where are hens found?

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Central and Eastern

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16
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Where are turkeys found?

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39.8% in Indiana, Minnesota, and North Carolina

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17
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What percentage of income are Americans spending on food? Everyone else?

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6.4%

More than 10%

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18
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Who did JBS acquire in 2009?

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Pilgrim’s Pride

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19
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Who did Tyson acquire in 2014?

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Hillshire Brands Co

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20
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Who did Bosco Pizza Co sell its poultry businesses in Mexico and Brazil to?

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JBS

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21
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Who did Hormel foods acquire in 2014?

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CytoSport Holdings LLC

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22
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Who opened a new facility in Riverside, Ca and announce ventures in UK and Canada?

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OSI Group LLC

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23
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Where did Sanderson Farms open there newest division?

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Palestine, Tx

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24
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Who are the top 10 meat and poultry processors?

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Tyson Foods Inc
JBS USA Holdings Inc
Cargill Meat Solutions
Sysco Corp
Smithfield Foods Inc
Hormel Foods Corp
National Beef Packing Co. LLC
ConAgra Foods Inc
OSI Group LLC
Purdue Farms Inc
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25
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Who are the 4 big meat packers?

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Tyson
Cargill
JBS
Smithfield

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26
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Who are the top 5 beef packers?

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JBS USA Holdings Inc
Tyson Foods Inc
Cargill Beef
National Beef Packing Co
American Foods Group LLC
27
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Who are the top 5 pork packers?

A 
Smithfield
Tyson
Swift
Cargill
Hormel
28
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Who are the top 5 poultry processors?

A 
Tyson Foods
Pilgrim's Pride
Sanderson Farms
Perdue Farms
Koch Foods
29
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Who are the top 5 turkey processors?

A 
Butterball
Jennie-O Turkey Store
Cargill
Farbest Foods
Tyson Foods
30
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Who are the top 4 lamb/veal processors?

A

Mountain State Rosen
Strauss Brands Inc
Wolverine Packing Co
Chicago Meat Authority Inc

31
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Why is the price of meat so high?

A

Not enough supply for the market

32
Q

When did the dressed weight increase?

A

1975

33
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How much has dressed weight increase?

A

250-300 lbs.

34
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How much has overall weight increased?

A

100-200 lbs.

35
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Why is the demand of beef high? (4)

A

Domestic markets
Societal pressure
Nutritional knowledge
International markets

36
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Why is supply of beef high? (5)

A 
Cattle inventory
Drought
Technology
Feed price
Diseases
37
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What are the top 5 states with cattle on feed?

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Texas 
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
38
Q

What are the top 6 states with Cattle slaughter?

A 
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
California
Wisconsin
39
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What was the total head of US commercial slaughter?

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31.9 million

40
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What are the top 4 beef export market?

A

Japan
Canada
Mexico
South Korea

41
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What are the top 5 beef cuts?

A 
Ribeye steak
Strip steak
Brisket
Top sirloin steak
T-bone steak
Porterhouse steak
42
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What is National Cattlemen’s Beef Association mission?

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To serve the beef industry by improving the business climate and growing global beef demand

43
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What is National Cattlemen’s Beef Association vision?

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To be the trusted leader and definitive voice of the beef industry

44
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Who is National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president?

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Tracy Brunner

45
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Where is National Cattlemen’s Beef Association headquarters?

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Centennial, CO

46
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What is National Pork Board’s mission?

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The National Pork Board is the catalyst that unites pork producers with key stakeholders focused on building a bright future for the pork industry through research, promotion and education.

47
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What is National Pork Board’s vision?

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The National Pork Board will elevate U.S. pork as the global protein of choice by continuously and collaboratively working to do what’s right for people, pigs and the planet.

48
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Who is National Pork Board’s president/CEO?

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Jan Archer

49
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Where is National Pork Board’s headquarters?

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Des Moines, Iowa

50
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Who is Mississippi Pork Producers Association’s president/CEO?

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Mark Crenshaw

51
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Where is Mississippi Pork Producers Association’s headquarters?

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Mississippi State, MS

52
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What is Mississippi Beef Council’s mission?

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To protect and improve the marketing climate for beef

53
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What is Mississippi Beef Council’s vision?

A

A strong and profitable beef industry in Mississippi

54
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Who is Mississippi Beef Council’s president/CEO?

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Joe Johnson

55
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Where is Mississippi Beef Council’s headquarters?

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Jackson, MS

56
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What is American Meat Science Association’s mission?

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To nurture the people and resources needed so that our science can break through current limitations

57
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Who is American Meat Science Association’s president/CEO?

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Steven Goll

58
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Where is American Meat Science Association’s headquarters?

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Champaign, IL

59
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What is North American Meat Institutes’s mission?

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To be a catalyst for continuous innovation and improvement; a strong advocate for the meat and poultry community before consumers, policymakers and media; and a vehicle for members of all sizes to develop positive, constructive and long lasting relationships.

60
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What is North American Meat Institutes’s vision?

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Be the preeminent source of information, education, and services that enable meat and poultry companies to nourish people around the world with safe, nutritious, and sustainable protein.

61
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Who is North American Meat Institutes’s president/CEO?

A

Barry Carpenter

62
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Where is North American Meat Institutes’s headquarter’s?

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Washington DC

63
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Who is Mississippi Poultry Association’s president/CEO?

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Mark Leggett

64
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Where is Mississippi Poultry Association’s headquarters?

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Pearl, MS

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