Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.12 billion
pounds in January, up 2 percent from the 4.04 billion pounds produced in
January 2011.
Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was slightly below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.72 million head, down 1 percent from
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