Economic Impacts  

The COVID-19 virus pandemic has led to unprecedented interruptions in economic activity around the world. Economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture analyze the effects of the pandemic o the state's agricultural and rural economies. 

Consumer behavior

• May 29, 2020-COVID-19_GDP_Personal_Income
• April 30, 2020 - Consumer spending 

Meat Production Impacts

• May 22, 2020 - Livestock Market Update 
• May 14, 2020 - Meat Retail Prices 
• May 8, 2020 - Livestock and Poultry Slaughter and Prices update
• May 4, 2020 - Impacts on wholesale meat prices 
• April 24, 2020 - Cattle on Feed report 
•  April 17, 2020 - Impacts on beef, pork and broiler producton

Row Crop Impacts 

• May 18 - Impact Report _ Row_Crop_Update 
• May 4, 2020 - Impact Report_Row_Crop_Update
• April 27, 2020 - Impact Report, Row Crop Update 
• April 20, 2020 - Impact Report, Row Crop Update
• April 13, 2020 - Impact Report, Row Crop Update

Beef Cattle Impacts

• March 26 - COVID's impact on the cattle industry. (Webinar)

Timber Industry impacts

• April 10, 2020 - COVID-19’s impact on forest products industry could linger into 2021 (news story)

Overview 

• April 2, 2020 - COVID-19's impact on Arkansas' Agricultural and Rural Economies