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U.S. Meat Output Below Year Ago

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.81 billion

pounds in March, down 5 percent from the 3.99 billion pounds produced in

March 2013.

Beef production, at 1.94 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.45 million head, down 5 percent from March

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