The Post-Easter-Roast-Game Era (2019 — Present): All The Statistics You Need To Know!
A lot of people would tend to look and search on Google for stats, because of course if you really do consume these centerpiece meats…you’d definitely need to have statistics to document it for each year. I will explain my methodology for all these stats near the end of this article.
Let’s just start with Ham Statistics during The Post-Easter-Roast-Game Era:
Post-Easter-Roast-Game Consumption Statistics (In General):
Ham Consumption (In Individual Units):
2019: 4,274,018
2020: 4,232,335
2021: 4,213,687
2022: 4,231,303
2023: 4,223,560
As you can see, the consumption stats are gradually declining despite a slight increase for 2022.
Ham Waste (In Individual Units):
2019: 3,291,905
2020: 3,371,191
2021: 3,296,429
2022: 3,222,500
2023: 3,295,506*
I got this number by adding the 4 others and averaging them up.*
Let’s continue with Lamb:
Lamb Consumption:
2019: 2,257,576
2020: 2,090,909
2021: 2,090,909
2022: 1,984,849
2023: 1,969,697
It’s kind of like the consumption numbers, but fluctuates up-and-down differently.
Lamb Waste (In Individual Units):
2019: 2,483,333
2020: 2,300,000
2021: 2,300,000
2022: 2,183,333
2023: 2,166,666
Turkey Consumption (In Individual Units):
2019: 1,367,917
2020: 1,347,175
2021: 1,322,414
2022: 1,267,187
2023: 1,328,112
Turkey Waste (In Individual Units):
2019: 253
2020: 250
2021: 242
2022: 226
2023: 243*
I got this number by adding the 4 others and averaging them up.*
And finally to finish off the stats part, let’s get to Roast Beef statistics:
Roast Beef Consumption Statistics (In Individual Units):
2019: 847,744
2020: 850,842
2021: 868,840
2022: 875,436
2023: 854,608 — a decline that undercuts the past 2 years
Roast Beef Waste Statistics (In Individual Units):
2019: 3,814,846
2020: 3,828,790
2021: 3,909,782
2022: 3,939,459
2023: 3,845,737*
*2023 is the one year that Roast Beef waste is in slight decline.
Let’s explain the methodology, once and for all:
- The methodology for Ham Consumption during the Post-Easter-Roast-Game Era is multiply the consumption-per-capita by the US population, then divide by 287.5 lbs, and then divide that by 14 (as in 14 lbs)…and for each year, you’ll have the answer.
2. For wasted hams, the methodology is slightly different (from the original one from “The Easter Roast Game: Numbers By The Year”) however. Only after you’ve done the original math, divide by 14 (to account for the average weight of a roast ham).
3. The methodology of Lamb Consumption for the Post-Easter-Roast-Game Era, is to divide the total lamb and mutton production stat for each year according to Statista by the average weight of lamb carcass (66 lbs).
4. Even though I have never mentioned Lamb in “The Easter Roast Game: Numbers By The Years” because both the data for wasted lambs was unavailable and it wasn’t really a common meat choice then either. So, for Lamb waste during the Post-Easter-Roast-Game-Era, I will divide the lamb and mutton production stat (in hundreds of millions of pounds), by 600 million.
5. The methodology for Turkey consumption (although uncommon, but still happens) during The Post-Easter-Roast-Game Era is multiply the consumption per capita by the US population for each year, then divide by 24 lbs, divide by 16 lbs (the average weight of a roast turkey), and then divide by 10 for the average number of people a 16 lb turkey serves (like for example Thanksgiving, hence why the American Farm Bureau Federation accounts for the price by also accounting for the average number of people that this said turkeys serves).
6. The methodology for Turkey waste, is exactly the same as it was in “The Easter Roast Game: Numbers By The Year.”
7. The methodology for this is the same here just like Ham, but instead divide by 3 (average weight of a beef roast), then by the average beef carcass weight, and then by 10 (10 people).
8. The methodology for Roast Beef waste, is exactly the same as it was in “The Easter Roast Game: Numbers By The Year.”
Thank you all for reading this article, have a good day!
