The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for August 2018 was released by the Economic Research Service, and is available on https://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1350  
In this month's report:

•	U.S. exports of animal proteins increase in first-half 2018    
•	U.S. cattle herd expands but heifer retention wanes      
•	Third-quarter slaughter delays likely to have ripple effect on the industry until early 2019
	


 NEW! ERS has launched a new monthly visualization that provides key data and highlights from USDA's World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates. https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/commodity-outlook/wasde-projections-at-a-glance/