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LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – AUGUST 2019 - UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – AUGUST 2019 – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

      Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.65 billion pounds in August, down 2 percent from the 4.77 billion pounds produced in August 2018.  Beef production, at 2.37 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.93 million head, down 2 percent from August 2018. The […]

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – JULY 2016 - UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – JULY 2016 – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS

    Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.87 billion pounds in July, down 4 percent from the 4.04 billion pounds produced in July 2015.  Beef production, at 2.02 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.48 million head, down 1 percent from July 2015. The average […]