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U.S. Meat Output Lags Last October

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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