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U.S. Meat Production Under Last Year

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.95 billion

pounds in September, down 6 percent from the 4.19 billion pounds produced in

September 2011.

Beef production, at 2.02 billion pounds, was 9 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.54 million head, down 12 percent from

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