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Atlanta, GA          Wed. Dec 02, 2020          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                  05-Dec-20


                         Current Week                      Previous Week
                              12/05/20 (1)                    11/28/20
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                  163,077 (2)                     132,771
Light hens                         771                             446
Heavy hens                       1,728                             901
Total                          165,576                         134,118

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 05-Dec-20 is 160.6 million head compared to
174.0 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 163.4 million head or
2.8 million more than estimated available.  For the week of
12-Dec-20 the estimated available is 161.1 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: 02-Dec-20 11:56 AM C CMB