Commercial red meat production, consisting of beef, pork, lamb, veal and mutton, was up 7% in the U.S. in October, compared to the same period in 2011, according to the Livestock Slaughter report by the National Agricultural Statistics Board (NASS), released Nov. 23.
In North Carolina Oct. production was 237.5 million pounds for the month, 121% more production as compared to Oct. 2011 totals
