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Report: US red meat production up in 2015

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–Courtesy of Brownfield Ag News

The U.S. produced 48.520 billion pounds of red meat in 2015, up 2% from 2014. There were fewer slaughter facilities operating, but record pork production, with a bigger annual slaughter cancelling out a slightly lighter live weight, helped offset lower beef, veal, and lamb production. The USDA says Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas accounted for 49% of U.S. commercial red meat production in 2015, unchanged from 2014.

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