Record Commercial Red Meat Production for June
US - Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.22 billion pounds in June, up one per cent from the 4.18 billion pounds produced in June 2010, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
26 July 2011
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Beef production, at 2.37 billion pounds, was 2 per cent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 3.10 million head, up two per cent from June 2010. The average live weight was up one pound from the previous year, at 1,262 pounds.
Veal production totaled 11.2 million pounds, four per cent above June a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 72,500 head, up six per cent from June 2010. The average live weight was down three pounds from last year, at 266 pounds.
Pork production totaled 1.82 billion pounds, down 1 per cent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.94 million head, down one per cent from June 2010. The average live weight was up two pounds from the previous year, at 273 pounds.
January to June 2011 commercial red meat production was 24.2 billion pounds, up one per cent from 2010. Accumulated beef production was up one per cent from last year, veal was down two per cent and pork was up two per cent from last year.
June 2010 and June 2011 both contained 22 weekdays (including zero holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
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