Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.67 billion
pounds in February, down 6 percent from the 3.91 billion pounds produced in
February 2012.
Beef production, at 1.87 billion pounds, was 7 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.36 million head, down 8 percent from
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