Meats and Poultry
Agricultural Conversion Factors for Meats and Poultry
These figures measure the proportion of the carcass weight that reaches the retail level and is available for consumption.
Do you agree with the new conversion factors?
Any additional comments.
The documentation for the new numbers can be viewed by clicking on the product names.
|
|
Retail |
Boneless |
|
Specie |
New |
Old |
New |
Old |
|
Beef |
0.75 |
0.70 |
0.74 |
0.67 |
|
Veal |
0.94 |
0.83 |
0.65 |
0.69 |
|
Lamb |
0.90 |
0.89 |
0.75 |
0.66 |
|
Pork |
0.78 |
0.78 |
0.73 |
0.73 |
|
Chicken |
0.86 |
0.86 |
0.57 |
0.60 |
|
Turkey |
0.85 |
NA |
0.57 |
0.79 ?
|
NA is for not available.
Do you agree with the new conversion factors?
Any additional comments.</FONT
| 
