Commercial red meat production was a record monthly high in July, led by a big surge in pork production. The USDA says commercial red meat production totaled 4.811 billion pounds, up 5% from July 2019, with pork at 2.372 billion pounds, an increase of 7%, with a 6% rise in the slaughter to 11.225 million and a three pound gain in the average live weight at 283 pounds.
Commercial beef production was 2.421 billion pounds, 3% higher than the year before, with a 1% decline in slaughter to 2.918 million head canceled out by a 37 pound jump in the average live weight at 1,363 pounds.
