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U.S. Meat Production Lags Last February

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.91 billion

pounds in February, up 3 percent from the 3.81 billion pounds produced in

February 2011.

Beef production, at 2.01 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.56 million head, down 2 percent from

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