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Des Moines, IA Thu. Aug 08, 2019 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 03-Aug-2019
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 172,347 838 1,699 2,537 381
Avg Wt 6.18 3.28 8.41 6.72 6.96
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 169,641 845 1,851 2,696 388
Same wk yr ago 168,821 1,191 1,674 2,865 484
Avg Wt 6.20 3.39 8.25 6.23 6.90
To-date/2019* 5,064,171 25,051 49,057 74,108 13,493
To-date/2018* 4,971,985 33,324 48,291 81,615 13,590
% Change YTD 2% -25% 2% -9% -1%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 809,479 1,525 9,788 11,313 1,883
Last week 805,795 1,623 10,625 12,248 1,829
Same wk yr ago 795,485 2,241 9,460 11,701 2,371
To-date/2019* 23,738,512 47,714 275,693 323,407 66,861
To-date/2018* 23,284,565 63,519 270,086 333,605 64,474
% Change YTD 2% -25% 2% -3% 4%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 3-Aug-2019
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,802 2,408 35 36 4,281
Avg Wt 16.79 42.33 28.35 29.81 31.36
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,892 2,429 6 0 4,327
Same wk yr ago 1,716 2,522 32 0 4,270
Avg Wt 16.18 41.53 26.89 0.00 31.23
To-date/2019* 50,716 72,113 536 388 123,753
To-date/2018* 52,316 74,284 660 97 127,357
% Change YTD -3% -3% -19% 300% -3%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 24,356 82,054 769 832 108,011
Last week 25,877 82,535 155 0 108,567
Same wk yr ago 22,351 84,315 667 0 107,333
To-date/2019* 708,251 2,533,993 12,273 9,030 3,263,547
To-date/2018* 690,882 2,519,374 14,191 2,304 3,226,751
% Change YTD 3% 1% -14% 292% 1%
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Dressing % 80.5% 80.5% 77.5% 77.5%
(A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the
2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 171.6
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 174.4 million
head, or 2.8 million more than estimated available.
(B) Dressing % adjustments reflect quarterly update.
*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.
SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov
http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain
Prepared: 08-Aug-19 09:37 AM C JG