# USDA Ag Outlook Forum: Chief economist Seth Meyer’s shares 2025 expectations for beef, swine, egg, dairy
						 | The Beef Site

> USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer outlined 2025 expectations at the Ag Outlook Forum, noting the cattle herd continues to shrink despite record feeder prices. He also highlighted swine productivity gains and continued egg industry struggles from repeated HPAI outbreaks.

- Date: 2025-02-28 · published 2025-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26183-usda-ag-outlook-forum-chief-economist-seth-meyer-s-shares-2025-expectations-for
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking cattle herd keeps beef and feeder prices elevated, while improved hog productivity adds pork supply that could weigh on hog prices.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-07-29 | [McKean Swine Disease Conference: US pork market outlook
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29430-mckean-swine-disease-conference-us-pork-market-outlook-the-pig-site.md) | +0.0% | -9.8% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-14 | [2019 Meat and Poultry Industry Economic Outlook: A mixed bag \| 2018-12-14  \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61720-2019-meat-and-poultry-industry-economic-outlook-a-mixed-bag-2018-12-14-the.md) | +6.8% | +8.0% |
| HOGS | 2025-06-30 | [Pork Supply Outlook Following the June USDA Hog Survey - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24359-pork-supply-outlook-following-the-june-usda-hog-survey-pork-checkoff.md) | -4.5% | -3.1% |
| HOGS | 2020-06-18 | [CME update: cattle futures mixed as traders await USDA report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52752-cme-update-cattle-futures-mixed-as-traders-await-usda-report-the-beef-site.md) | -5.8% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2026-06-23 | [USDA Outlook Signals Bigger Pork Supplies, Softer Prices, and Export Opportunities Ahead - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18964-usda-outlook-signals-bigger-pork-supplies-softer-prices-and-export.md) | -0.6% | +6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-13 | [USDA's outlook for 2023 - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36799-usda-s-outlook-for-2023-morning-ag-clips.md) | -1.4% | +4.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-05 | [Cattle Economics: Cattle Inventory Influences Market Outlook \| UT Beef & Forage Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37003-cattle-economics-cattle-inventory-influences-market-outlook-ut-beef-and-forage.md) | +0.8% | +5.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-02-01 | [USDA Beef/Cattle Outlook: February 2022 Cattle Range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42657-usda-beef-cattle-outlook-february-2022-cattle-range.md) | +1.2% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/articles/usda-ag-outlook-forum-chief-economist-seth-meyers-shares-2025-expectations-for-beef-swine-egg-dairy

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