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U.S. Meat Production Beneath Previous March

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.17 billion

pounds in March, down 4 percent from the 4.35 billion pounds produced in

March 2011.

Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.75 million head, down 7 percent from March

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