NW_PY007
Des Moines, IA          Fri. Feb 15, 2019          USDA Market News

International: Weekly U.S./Canadian Live Poultry Slaughtered Under Inspection (Fri)

Week ending            9-Feb-19
                               U.S. fowl slaughtered domestically

                         Light                 Heavy                   Total
                          Hens                  Hens                    Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------------------
Head                        771                 1,358                   2,129

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                   912                 1,544                   2,456
Same week yr ago          1,129                 1,465                   2,594
To-date/2019*             5,402                 8,662                  14,064
To-date/2018*             5,899                 8,817                  14,716

                               U.S. fowl slaughtered in Canada

                         Light                 Heavy                   Total
                          Hens                  Hens                    Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------------------
Head                        229                     0                     229

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                   152                     0                     152
Same week yr ago             79                     0                      79
To-date/2019*             1,575                     7                   1,582
To-date/2018*             1,275                     8                   1,283
Data Source: CFIA, as compiled by AAFC, Poultry Section

                    Total U.S. fowl slaughtered in the U.S. and Canada

                         Light                 Heavy                   Total
                          Hens                  Hens                    Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------------------
Head                      1,000                 1,358                   2,358

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                 1,064                 1,544                   2,608
Same week yr ago          1,208                 1,465                   2,673
To-date/2019*             6,977                 8,669                  15,646
To-date/2018*             7,174                 8,825                  15,999

*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.

SOURCE: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News
        Des Moines, IA     515.284.4460  email: DESM.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY007.txt

Prepared: 15-Feb-19 08:18 AM C JG