date:Jul 31, 2013
Commercial red meat production in the United States in June 2013 totaled 3,864 million lbs, down 7% from May and down 4% from June 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Livestock Slaughter report.
Pork production was 1,677 million lbs, down 12% from May and down 4% from June 2012. Commercial hog slaughter totaled 8.2 million head, down 4% from the previous June. The average live weight of slaughter hogs was 274 lbs, unchanged from June 2012.
June beef production was 2,166