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Des Moines, IA          Wed. Feb 20, 2019          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                 23-Feb-19


                        Current Week                     Previous Week
                             02/23/19 (1)                  02/16/19
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                 161,628 (2)                   164,777
Light hens                        662                           625
Heavy hens                      1,529                         1,656
Total                         163,819                       167,058

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 23-Feb-19 is 165.5 million head compared to
164.2 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 162.0 million head or
-3.5 million less than estimated available.  For the week of
02-Mar-19 the estimated available is 161.8 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: 20-Feb-19 11:04 AM C JG