Semen sales decline in U.S.

Semen sales for cattle declined by four per cent last year in the United States, failing to rebound from declines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

That four per cent amounts to 2.9 million units of semen.

Export values reached a record $306 million because prices increased.

Sales of dairy semen declined by five per cent, or 2.6 million doses.

Angus semen was the most popular for beef, but the surprise is second-place sales of heterosperic semen (a blend of semen from two or more bulls) – 1.3 million in the U.S. and 300,000 for export.