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U.S. Meat Output Below Year Ago

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.87 billion

pounds in April, down 4 percent from the 4.01 billion pounds produced in

April 2010.

Beef production, at 2.05 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 4 percent from April

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