Some facts about the meat and poultry industry in the United States, according to Agriculture Department statistics from 1996. Animals slaughtered for food
Cattle and calves: 36.5 million.
Chickens: 7.3 billion.
Hogs: 92.3 million.
Turkeys: 301 million. Meat production
Beef: 25.4 billion pounds.
Chickens: 34.2 billion pounds.
Hogs: 17.1 billion pounds.
Turkeys: 6.84 billion pounds. Cash paid to farmers
Beef: $33.9 billion
Chickens: $11.7 billion.
Hogs: $10.0 billion.
Turkeys: $2.7 billion. Total amount recalled
Beef: 210,334 pounds.
Chicken: 149,700 pounds.
Pork: 73,788 pounds.
Turkey: 40,620 pounds.
Total recalls involving bacteria (other recalls involved
mislabeling or foreign substances, such as bones, in meat)
All types of meat: 9.
Amount recalled: 274,166 pounds.
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