Datamonitor's Meat in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the meat industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The meat products market includes all sales of meat, poultry and fish products. The market value is calculated at retail selling price (RSP) using constant 2006 annual average exchange rates.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation 10
CHAPTER 4 Five Forces Analysis 11
4.1 Buyer Power 11
4.2 Supplier Power 12
4.3 New Entrants 13
4.4 Substitutes 14
4.5 Rivalry 15
CHAPTER 5 Leading Companies 16
5.1 Tyson Foods, Inc. 16
5.2 Cargill, Incorporated 20
5.3 Smithfield Foods, Inc. 26
5.4 Swift & Co 29
CHAPTER 6 Market Forecasts 31
6.1 Market Value Forecast 31
CHAPTER 7 Macroeconomic Indicators 32
CHAPTER 8 Appendix 33
8.1 Methodology 33
8.2 Industry Associations 34
8.3 Related Datamonitor Research 34

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Meat Market Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 9
Table 2: United States Meat Market Segmentation: % Share, by Value, 2006 10
Table 3: The Impact of Buyer Power on the United States Meat Market, 2006 11
Table 4: The Impact of Supplier Power on the United States Meat Market, 2006 12
Table 5: The Impact of New Entrants on the United States Meat Market, 2006 13
Table 6: The Impact of Substitutes on the United States Meat Market, 2006 14
Table 7: The Impact of Rivalry on the United States Meat Market, 2006 15
Table 8: Key Facts: Tyson Foods, Inc. 16
Table 9: Key Financials: Tyson Foods, Inc. 18
Table 10: Key Facts: Cargill, Incorporated 20
Table 11: Key Facts: Smithfield Foods, Inc. 26
Table 12: Key Financials: Smithfield Foods, Inc. 28
Table 13: Key Facts: Swift & Co 29
Table 14: United States Meat Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 31
Table 15: United States Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 32
Table 16: United States GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 32
Table 17: United States Inflation, 2002-2006 32