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Atlanta, GA          Wed. Apr 01, 2020          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                  04-Apr-20


                         Current Week                      Previous Week
                              04/04/20 (1)                    03/28/20
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                  165,512 (2)                     168,313
Light hens                         806                             782
Heavy hens                       1,587                           1,719
Total                          167,905                         170,814

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 04-Apr-20 is 171.4 million head compared to
166.3 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 165.8 million head or
-5.6 million less than estimated available.  For the week of
11-Apr-20 the estimated available is 171.9 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: 01-Apr-20 11:59 AM C CMB