| Thursday, 21 April 2011 07:04 |
| SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ The Agriculture Department says commercial red meat production for South Dakota totaled 95.7 million pounds during March, up 12 percent from February and up 7 percent over the year. March pork production was up from a year ago, but sheep and lamb production was down. The commercial hog slaughter in South Dakota totaled 435,100 head, compared to 408,600 head in March 2010. (Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |

