While red meat production levels are staying at near-record to record levels going into the last month of the year, there has also been a notable change in export sales from 2015. Meat Production Levels Remain High As noted in the table above, hog slaughter was estimated at 2.54 million head, a new record. The weekly rate had never been greater than 2.5 million head prior to this year, but it hit that mark four out of seven weeks in October and November. Last week’s feeder pig receipts and pigs originated in Canada were at very high levels as well. Beef production is also up on higher slaughter numbers. The official data for October shows steer and heifer slaughter up 5.2 percent, and estimated data through November shows it holding that...