The USDA has increased its expectations for 2026 red meat and poultry production. Beef is seen at 25.735 billion pounds, 10 million above December due to heavier dressed weights, with an average steer price of $236 per hundredweight, up $1, with lower exports against higher imports and per capita consumption. Pork is pegged at 28.215 […]

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