Red Meat Output Under Last May

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.73 billion

pounds in May, down 5 percent from the 3.92 billion pounds produced in May

2009.

Beef production, at 2.09 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, down 2 percent from May

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