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Red Meat Production Falls Behind Last Year

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.86 billion

pounds in June, down 4 percent from the 4.02 billion pounds produced in June

2012.

Beef production, at 2.17 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.73 million head, down 5 percent from June

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