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Red Meat Output Falls Behind Year Ago

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.65 billion

pounds in February, down 1 percent from the 3.67 billion pounds produced in

February 2013.

Beef production, at 1.79 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous

year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.24 million head, down 5 percent from

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