Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.96 billion
pounds in September, up 1 percent from the 3.94 billion pounds produced in
September 2013.
Beef production, at 2.07 billion pounds, was slightly below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.53 million head, down 3 percent from
Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
If you are a subscriber, please log into the website.
If you are not a subscriber, click here to subscribe to this edition of the STAT website and to learn more about becoming a subscriber.