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Atlanta, GA          Wed. Aug 12, 2020          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                 15-Aug-20


                        Current Week                     Previous Week
                             08/15/20 (1)                  08/08/20
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                 167,069 (2)                   163,800
Light hens                        755                           689
Heavy hens                      1,732                         1,668
Total                         169,556                       166,157

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 15-Aug-20 is 170.0 million head compared to
176.1 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 167.4 million head or
-2.6 million less than estimated available.  For the week of
22-Aug-20 the estimated available is 170.4 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: 12-Aug-20 11:48 AM C NBS