HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Beef consumption in the U.S. 2002-2021. Beef consumption in the United States reached a new high in 2021, when 30 billion pounds were consumed. This is an increase in consumption of about 8.7 percent compared to the previous year and the highest consumption recorded during the period under consideration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Average Meat Consumption in the U.S. American men on average eat 4.8 ounces of meat per day and women eat 3.13 ounces of meat per day. (Source: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2015-2016). Americans spend less than any other developed nation in the world on food broadly and on meat and poultry specifically.