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Des Moines, IA          Wed. Oct 04, 2017          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                 07-Oct-17


                        Current Week                     Previous Week
                             10/07/17 (1)                  09/30/17
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                 168,784 (2)                   169,755
Light hens                        819                         1,061
Heavy hens                      1,642                         1,765
Total                         171,245                       172,581

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 07-Oct-17 is 166.4 million head compared to
164.8 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 169.1 million head or
2.7 million more than estimated available.  For the week of
14-Oct-17 the estimated available is 166.5 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: 04-Oct-17 10:55 AM C JG