The USDA says commercial red meat and pork production notched new all-time monthly highs in January.
Red meat totaled 4.701 billion pounds, up 2% from the previous record set last year, with pork jumping 4% to 2.373 billion pounds on a 3% rise in the monthly slaughter to 11.041 million head and 2-pound gain in the average live weight at 288 pounds.
Beef was up 1% at 2.309 billion pounds, with a 3% increase in the kill to 2.830 million head canceling out a 13-pound loss for the average live weight to 1,363 pounds.
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