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Red Meat Production Below Previous Year

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.18 billion

pounds in May, up 7 percent from the 3.91 billion pounds produced in May

2011.

Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, up 2 percent from May 2011.

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