Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.32 billion
pounds in October, down 4 percent from the 4.51 billion pounds produced in
October 2013.
Beef production, at 2.17 billion pounds, was 6 percent below the previous
year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.64 million head, down 9 percent from October
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