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Des Moines, IA          Wed. Feb 27, 2019          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                 02-Mar-19


                        Current Week                     Previous Week
                             03/02/19 (1)                  02/23/19
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                 163,720 (2)                   161,628
Light hens                        721                           662
Heavy hens                      1,478                         1,529
Total                         165,919                       163,819

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 02-Mar-19 is 161.8 million head compared to
161.4 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 164.0 million head or
2.2 million more than estimated available.  For the week of
09-Mar-19 the estimated available is 164.8 million head.

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: 27-Feb-19 11:08 AM C JG