Red meat production last month was impacted by slower slaughter rates. The USDA says commercial red meat production during May was 4.376 billion pounds, a decrease of 5% on the year, with beef down 9% at 2.123 billion on an 11% drop in the cattle slaughter at 2.449 million head due to tighter available supplies, […]
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