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Des Moines, IA          Wed. Jan 23, 2019          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                 26-Jan-19


                        Current Week                     Previous Week
                             01/26/19 (1)                  01/19/19
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                 158,669 (2)                   169,668
Light hens                      1,018                           901
Heavy hens                      1,465                         1,623
Total                         161,152                       172,192

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 26-Jan-19 is ** million head compared to
168.0 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 159.0 million head.  For the week
of02-Feb-19 the estimated available is ** million head.

**The USDA-NASS data used to populate this number is not available.**


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: 23-Jan-19 11:23 AM C JG