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U.S. Meat Output Lags Year Ago

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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