But where has the pork gone?

December 10, 2009 2:22 PM

Where can I find a state by state break down of pork consumption per capita in the USA? Preferably from the early 90s but I'm willing to compromise.

GIS data would be nice but not necessary. I'm a student so I can't pay for it.

posted by cabbages to education (3 answers total)

The Economic Research Service of the USDA certainly keeps such statistics, and I imagine either the National Pork Board or the National Pork Producers Council would be helpful.
posted by bgrebs at 2:38 PM on December 10, 2009

"Factors Affecting U.S. Pork Consumption" (page 12) provides per capita pork consumption by region. You might contact the authors to see whether they have state-by-state breakdowns of consumption.
posted by MonkeyToes at 2:48 PM on December 10, 2009

I don't know if this will help, but this is data for pork production. The spreadsheet came from here.
posted by oceano at 10:15 PM on December 10, 2009