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Beef, pork production down in April
May 25, 2017, 16:55 PM
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The USDA says domestic red meat production during April 2017 was down slightly on the year at 3.968 billion pounds.
Beef production was a little bit lower than last year at 1.963 billion pounds with a 23 pound decline in the average live weight to 1,325 pounds cancelling out a 2% rise in the slaughter to 2.463 million head.
Pork was 1% lower at 1.988 billion pounds with the average live weight holding steady at 285 pounds and a modest decline in the monthly kill to 9.343 million head.
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