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U.S. Meat Production Under Previous Year

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.27 billion

pounds in October, up slightly from the 4.26 billion pounds produced in

October 2010.

Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.86 million head, down slightly from October

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