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Des Moines, IA Thu. May 30, 2019 USDA Market News
MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 25-May-2019
Young Light Heavy Total
Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks
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Head 171,691 844 1,687 2,531 502
Avg Wt 6.22 3.22 8.35 6.64 6.87
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 166,906 807 1,685 2,492 475
Same wk yr ago 166,447 1,103 1,654 2,757 455
Avg Wt 6.13 3.44 8.05 6.21 6.63
To-date/2019* 3,397,574 17,272 32,390 49,662 9,631
To-date/2018* 3,350,902 22,629 31,676 54,305 9,189
% Change YTD 1% -24% 2% -9% 5%
Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 811,618 1,508 9,649 11,157 2,449
Last week 778,850 1,603 9,488 11,091 2,334
Same wk yr ago 775,443 2,106 9,121 11,227 2,142
To-date/2019* 15,883,675 32,738 181,805 214,543 47,917
To-date/2018* 15,747,989 43,173 175,573 218,746 43,768
% Change YTD 1% -24% 4% -2% 9%
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Dressing % 76.0% 55.5% 68.5% 71.0%
Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending 25-May-2019
Young Young Young Old Total
Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys
Head 1,646 2,439 15 17 4,117
Avg Wt 17.40 43.15 30.89 31.18 32.76
Head sltr comparisons
Last week 1,910 2,310 4 32 4,256
Same wk yr ago 1,838 2,560 15 0 4,413
Avg Wt 17.11 41.76 26.77 0.00 31.44
To-date/2019* 33,852 49,027 372 279 83,530
To-date/2018* 34,664 51,202 455 56 86,377
% Change YTD -2% -4% -18% 398% -3%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week 23,056 84,720 359 411 108,546
Last week 27,015 81,820 99 719 109,653
Same wk yr ago 25,316 86,059 311 0 111,686
To-date/2019* 474,322 1,738,214 8,508 6,467 2,227,511
To-date/2018* 459,081 1,735,468 9,689 1,375 2,205,613
% Change YTD 3% 0% -12% 370% 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 166.9
million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 173.8 million
head, or 6.9 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: 30-May-19 10:36 AM C MP