Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.94 billion
pounds in July, up 4 percent from the 3.79 billion pounds produced in July
2011.
Beef production, at 2.20 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.79 million head, up 1 percent from July
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