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U.S. Meat Output Lags Last Year

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.13 billion

pounds in August, up 1 percent from the 4.08 billion pounds produced in

August 2009.

Beef production, at 2.29 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.96 million head, up 6 percent from August

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