ABSTRACT
Compared to the enormous worldwide volume of livestock production, the amount that passes intercountry is minuscule. Livestock travelled on the earliest sea voyages, serving as both a source of food on route and breeding stock for the new settlements. In general, livestock producers in the United States (US) and Australia/New Zealand would be the beneficiaries, while those in Europe and Japan would be the losers. In the US, livestock receives little direct subsidy, but the indirect effects through grain markets means that livestock too would be influenced by a major trade-policy-induced change in the US agricultural support system. US foreign trade statistics go back to 1790 and, over the ensuing 200 years, show a considerable growth in current dollars and in real dollars. Uncertified plants may export meat products and by-products not intended for human consumption into the US if the minimal health requirements are met.
