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    Livestock Slaughter
    Released April 21, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Commercial Red Meat Production Reaches Record High in March Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.35 billion pounds in March, up 2 percent from the 4.28 billion pounds produced in March...
    by at April 23rd, 2011 at 12:04 am
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    Cattle on Feed
    United States Cattle on Feed Up 5 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on April 1, 2011. The inventory was 5 percent above April 1, 2010. The inventory included 7.12 million steers and steer calves, up 7 percent from the previous year. This group accounted...
    by at April 22nd, 2011 at 11:04 pm
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    Milk Production
    Released April 19, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March Milk Production up 2.4 Percent Milk production in the 23 major States during March totaled 15.8 billion pounds, up 2.4 percent from March 2010. February revised production at 14.0 billion pounds, was up 2.3...
    by at April 22nd, 2011 at 11:04 pm
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    Small Grains 2010 Summary
    All wheat production totaled 2.22 billion bushels in 2010, down 2 percent from the August forecast but up slightly from 2009. Grain area is 47.7 million acres, down 4 percent from last year. The United States yield is a record high 46.7 bushels per acre, 2.3 bushels higher than last year and 1.8 bushels higher than the previous record set in 2008. The levels of production...
    by at October 1st, 2010 at 11:10 pm
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    Poultry Slaughter
    Poultry certified wholesome during August 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.73 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the amount certified in August 2009. The July 2010 revised certified total at 3.58 billion pounds, was down 2 percent from July 2009. The July revision represented an increase of 32.1 million pounds from last month’s preliminary pounds certified. The...
    by at October 1st, 2010 at 05:10 pm
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    Crop Production
    Corn Production Down 2 Percent from August Forecast Soybean Production Up 1 Percent Cotton Production Up 2 Percent Corn production is forecast at a record 13.2 billion bushels, down 2 percent from the August forecast, but up from the previous record of 13.1 billion bushels set in 2009. Based on conditions as of September 1, yields are expected to average 162.5 bushels...
    by at September 11th, 2010 at 04:09 pm
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    Vegetables
    The 2010 contracted processing vegetable production for the four major processing crops (snap beans, sweet corn, green peas, and tomatoes) is forecast at 16.6 million tons, down 9 percent from last year. Production of processing tomatoes, at 12.8 million tons, is 7 percent below 2009. Snap bean production, at 736,680 tons, is down 6 percent from last year=s production. Sweet...
    by at September 4th, 2010 at 10:09 am
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    Dairy Products – July 2010 Highlights
    Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 882 million pounds, 4.7 percent above July 2009 and 0.2 percent above June 2010. Italian type cheese production totaled 364 million pounds, 5.3 percent above July 2009 and 0.4 percent above June 2010. American type cheese production totaled 369 million pounds, 4.0 percent above July 2009 but 0.3 percent below June 2010. Butter...
    by at September 4th, 2010 at 10:09 am
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    Cattle on Feed
    Released August 20, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). United States Cattle on Feed Up 2 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 9.9 million head on August 1, 2010. The inventory...
    by at August 21st, 2010 at 04:08 pm
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    Livestock Slaughter
    Released August 20, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Lamb and Mutton Production at Record Low for July Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.96 billion pounds in July, down 4 percent from the 4.12 billion pounds produced in July 2009. Beef...
    by at August 20th, 2010 at 01:08 pm
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