Red Meat Production Below Last Year
US - Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.01 billion pounds in April, down 2 percent from the 4.09 billion pounds produced in April 2009, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in their Livestock Slaughter report.Pork production totaled 1.85 billion pounds, down 4 per cent from the previous year.
Hog kill totaled 9.05 million head, down 4 per cent from April 2009.
The average live weight was up 1 pound from the previous year, at 273 pounds.
January to April 2010 commercial red meat production was 15.9 billion pounds, down 2 per cent from 2009.
Accumulated pork production was down 4 per cent from last year.
April 2009 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays.
April 2010 contained 22 weekdays (including no holidays) and 4 Saturdays.






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