According to the USDA, commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.43-billion lbs in August. That's up 14% from the 3.90-billion lbs produced in August 2015.
There 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays of red meat and pork production in August of this year compared to 21 weekdays and 5 Saturdays in 2015.
Beef production, at 2.26-billion lbs, was 17% above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.75-million head, up 18% from August 2015.
Veal production totaled 6.1-million lbs, 6% below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 40,900 head, up 19% from August 2015.
And pork production totaled 2.15-billion lbs, up 10% from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.39-million head, up 11% from August 2015.
January to August 2016 commercial red meat production was 32.7-billion lbs, up 3% from the same period in 2015.
