Misc. Poultry: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of US Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
- Wed Aug 05, 3:57PM UTC
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Atlanta, GA          Wed. Aug 05, 2020          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                  08-Aug-20


                         Current Week                      Previous Week
                              08/08/20 (1)                    08/01/20
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                  163,800 (2)                     162,794
Light hens                         689                             693
Heavy hens                       1,668                           1,677
Total                          166,157                         165,164

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 08-Aug-20 is 168.1 million head compared to
174.4 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 164.1 million head or
-4.0 million less than estimated available.  For the week of
15-Aug-20 the estimated available is 170.0 million head.

SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News
        Atlanta, GA    404-562-5850  email: Atlanta.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

Prepared: 05-Aug-20 11:53 AM C CMB