Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Pork to pass beef production in U.S.

Pork production is predicted to narrowly top beef production in the United States for the first time this year.

Pork production will total a record 23.908 billion pounds, as per-capita consumption reaches the highest in five years, predicts the United States Department of Agriculture.

Beef output will decline by 1.7 percent to 23.901 billion.


Chicken production will set an all-time high of 39.206 billion pounds.