NW_PY007
Des Moines, IA          Fri. Feb 07, 2020          USDA Market News

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

Week ending            1-Feb-20
                               U.S. fowl slaughtered domestically

                         Light                 Heavy                   Total
                          Hens                  Hens                    Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------------------
Head                        779                 1,702                   2,481

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                   839                 1,490                   2,329
Same week yr ago            912                 1,544                   2,456
To-date/2020*             3,679                 7,731                  11,410
To-date/2019*             4,631                 7,304                  11,935

                               U.S. fowl slaughtered in Canada

                         Light                 Heavy                   Total
                          Hens                  Hens                    Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------------------
Head                        137                     0                     137

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                   204                     0                     204
Same week yr ago            152                     0                     152
To-date/2020*               752                     0                     752
To-date/2019*             1,346                     7                   1,353
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                        916                 1,702                   2,618

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                 1,043                 1,490                   2,533
Same week yr ago          1,064                 1,544                   2,608
To-date/2020*             4,431                 7,731                  12,162
To-date/2019*             5,977                 7,311                  13,288

*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: 07-Feb-20 09:12 AM C SKT/CMB