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According to the USDA, red meat output in April fell 1% from 2024’s numbers. Production in the U.S. totaled 4.6 billion pounds last month, down from 4.64 billion a year earlier. Beef output was reported at 2.24 billion pounds, up 3% year over year, as cattle slaughter dropped 6% to 2.57 million head. The ave...
A look at April’s U.S. meat trade forecast points to overall export reductions both month-over-month as well as and year-over-year. Why the drop?
“Beef export forecast the change this month was largely reflecting reduced exports to China because of both tariff and non-tariff barriers, including the fact that we've seen a lapse in plant registrations for exports to China,” said USDA World Agricu