August red meat production slips 2%

Commercial red meat production in August was 4.592 billion pounds. The USDA says that was down 2% on the year, with a 3% decline in beef and a slightly lower move for pork as slower processing paces for all types of cattle and hogs canceled out higher average live weights. Beef production was 2.289 billion […]

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