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Des Moines, IA          Wed. Oct 18, 2017          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                 21-Oct-17


                        Current Week                     Previous Week
                             10/21/17 (1)                  10/14/17
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                 166,133 (2)                   168,471
Light hens                      1,090                           955
Heavy hens                      1,575                         1,605
Total                         168,798                       171,031

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 21-Oct-17 is 166.6 million head compared to
165.0 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 166.5 million head or
-0.1 million less than estimated available.  For the week of
28-Oct-17 the estimated available is 165.9 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: 18-Oct-17 12:57 PM C JG