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Red Meat Production Down From Year Ago

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.96 billion

pounds in July, down 4 percent from the 4.12 billion pounds produced in July

2009.

Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, down 1 percent from July

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