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U.S. Meat Output Lags Year Ago

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.30 billion

pounds in August, up 4 percent from the 4.13 billion pounds produced in

August 2010.

Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.10 million head, up 5 percent from August

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