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Another monthly record for pork production

 

The USDA says pork production during March was a new monthly record, a string of new all-time highs that dates back to last September. The big contributing factors are the record large U.S. herd and increased slaughter capacity.

March’s total for pork was 2.297 billion pounds, up 1% on the year, with a slight increase in the slaughter up to 10.725 million and a two pound gain in the average live weight, at 286 pounds.

Beef came out at 2.204 billion pounds, down 2%, with a 2% decrease in the kill to 2.702 million head and eight pound gain for the average live weight at 1,358 pounds.

Total commercial red meat production was 4.521 billion pounds, a little bit less than last year, but the year to date total is 3% ahead of 2017’s record pace, at 13.167 billion pounds.

The USDA’s monthly cold storage report is out Monday afternoon.

 

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