Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.19 billion
pounds in September, up 1 percent from the 4.16 billion pounds produced in
September 2010.
Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, down 1 percent from
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