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Record red meat, pork production in December
U.S. red meat and pork production hit record monthly levels in December. Beef came out at 2.173 billion pounds, up 6%, with a monthly slaughter of 2.612 million head, 7% higher, and an average live weight of 1,381 pounds, down 7 on the year. Pork was reported at 2.209 billion pounds, a slight month to month increase, the kill of 10.466 million head was 1% higher and the average live weight of 283 pounds was 2 pounds lighter.
December 2016’s red meat production totaled 4.402 billion pounds, up 3% from December 2015. Domestic red meat production in 2016 topped 50 billion pounds, up 4% from the 2015 total. For the year, beef production was up 6%, pork was 2% higher, veal was down 9%, and lamb and mutton was slightly lower.
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