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Des Moines, IA          Wed. Oct 11, 2017          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                 14-Oct-17


                        Current Week                     Previous Week
                             10/14/17 (1)                  10/07/17
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                 168,471 (2)                   168,784
Light hens                        955                           819
Heavy hens                      1,605                         1,642
Total                         171,031                       171,245

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 14-Oct-17 is 166.5 million head compared to
158.3 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 168.8 million head or
2.3 million more than estimated available.  For the week of
21-Oct-17 the estimated available is 166.6 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: 11-Oct-17 11:05 AM C JG