Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.35 billion
pounds in March, up 2 percent from the 4.28 billion pounds produced in March
2010.
Beef production, at 2.27 billion pounds, was 2 percent above the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.96 million head, up 2 percent from March
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