2022
Soybean Meal Demand Assessment
State-By-State Economic Analysis
Summary Of Results
This research suggests that 36.3 million short tons of SBM were consumed by animal agriculture during the 2022 calendar year. In addition, 3.4 million tons of soy hulls were fed to hogs, dairy, and beef cattle. Of the total 36.3 million short tons of SBM consumed:
- Broilers consumed 18.2 million tons (slightly over fifty percent)
- Hogs consumed 6.4 million tons (nearly eighteen percent)
- Dairy consumed 4.2 million tons (over eleven percent)
- Layers consumed 3.5 million tons (nearly ten percent)
- Turkeys consumed 2.4 million tons (nearly seven percent)
- The rest of animal agriculture (beef cattle, companion animals, aquaculture, sheep, meat and dairy goats) rounded out the last five percent.
U.S. Total 2022 Soybean Meal Consumption
All figures in thousands of tons.
U.S. Economic Impact 2022
Animal agriculture continues to be an important driver of economic activity in the U.S. Through purchases from and sales to many other industries, U.S. animal agriculture in turn has a significant impact on the rest of the national and global economies. In the U.S. during 2022, animal agriculture’s support of the national economy included:
- $568.2 billion in economic output
- 2,873,086 jobs
- $121.5 billion in earnings
- $29.3 billion in income taxes
- $9.4 billion in the form of property taxes
Compared to 2012, U.S. animal agriculture in 2022 contributed $109.8 billion more in economic output, provided $23.2 billion more in household earnings, and supported 498,527 more jobs.
U.S. Animal Units Overview 2022
Allow equal standards for all animals based on species, size, and manure produced. The AUs used in this study are based on the prevailing concept of an AU being one 1000 pound beef cow consuming an average of 2.6% of its body weight daily, however, daily consumption varies throughout the year. Other species are calculated as 0.1 AU per 100 pounds of body weight (e.g., a 450 pound sow =0.425 AU).
