Record Commercial Red Meat Production in March

US - Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.28 billion pounds in March, up 3 per cent from the 4.14 billion pounds produced in March 2009, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in their Livestock Slaughter report for March.

26 April 2010

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North America

Pork production totaled 2.04 billion pounds, up 4 per cent from the previous year.

Hog kill totaled 10.0 million head, up 4 per cent from March 2009.

The average live weight was unchanged from the previous year, at 272 pounds.

January to March 2010 commercial red meat production was 11.9 billion pounds, down 2 per cent from 2009..

Accumulated pork production was down 4 per cent from last year.

March 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
March 2010 contained 23 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays.