Beef slaughter up 8% in May
Despite one fewer working day due to Labor Day, slaughter dropped 6% last week. According to data from INAC, 44,915 head were processed in the final week of May, nearly 3,000 fewer than the previous week. Steers accounted for 21,576 head (-1,556), cows 16,396 (-727), and heifers 5,898 (-622).
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