May red meat production falls on slower processing rates

Red meat production declined during May. The USDA says 4.103 billion pounds of mostly beef and pork were produced last month, falling 6% on the year. That was due to an 8% drop in beef and 4% decrease for pork, as lower slaughter levels canceled out heavier average live weights. Beef totaled 1.952 billion pounds, […]

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