Cool How Many Cows Do Americans Eat In A Year References. And we’ve never elected a vegetarian to the white house. Each year an estimated 41 million tons of plant protein is fed to u.s.
The same report shows that the number of cattle slaughtered increased by about 1 percent from may 2018. Earlier this month, almost 100 million americans tuned in to watch the super bowl, and they ate about 1.4 billion chicken wings and drumsticks — wings and legs from 700 million birds. 1,996 pounds, or nearly one ton.