Misc. Poultry: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thu)
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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Nov 26, 2020          USDA Market News

MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur)
(Preliminary) (Released 12:00 PM Central Time) Week ending 21-Nov-2020


                   Young        Light          Heavy      Total
                  Chickens       Hens           Hens       Hens         Ducks
                ---------------------Thousands-----------------------------------
Head                 163,084         767          1,599       2,366        435
Avg Wt                  6.32        3.56           8.41        6.84       6.71
Head sltr comparisons
Last week            166,758         579          1,540       2,119        376
Same wk yr ago       164,828         785          1,775       2,560        525
Avg Wt                  6.31        3.41           8.22        6.74       6.85
To-date/2020*      7,750,016      34,685         77,247     111,932     17,590
To-date/2019*      7,811,245      36,862         76,035     112,897     21,011
% Change YTD             -1%         -6%             2%         -1%       -16%

Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week         783,325       1,515          9,212      10,727      2,072
Last week            804,774       1,096          8,692       9,788      1,815
Same wk yr ago       790,449       1,486          9,994      11,480      2,553

To-date/2020*     37,188,496      67,174        437,416     504,590     86,386
To-date/2019*     36,928,423      70,812        428,216     499,028    104,346
% Change YTD              1%         -5%             2%          1%       -17%
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Dressing %             76.0%       55.5%          68.5%                  71.0%

                Live Turkeys Slaughtered Week Ending    21-Nov-2020

                   Young        Young          Young       Old        Total
                    Hens         Toms         Breeders   Breeders    Turkeys
Head                   2,045       2,445             19           0      4,509
Avg Wt                 15.31       42.55          32.76        0.00      30.15
Head sltr comparisons
Last week              2,560       2,256             33          41      4,890
Same wk yr ago         1,897       2,471             17          51      4,436
Avg Wt                 17.45       43.26          28.62       28.78      32.00
To-date/2020*         84,138     106,302            818         644    191,902
To-date/2019*         82,666     111,775            797         724    195,962
% Change YTD              2%         -5%             3%        -11%        -2%
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Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage
Current week          25,204      83,748            482           0    109,434
Last week             31,757      75,404            717         675    108,553
Same wk yr ago        26,648      86,051            377       1,138    114,214

To-date/2020*      1,127,319   3,733,637         18,356      14,768  4,894,080
To-date/2019*      1,147,059   3,881,213         18,122      16,771  5,063,165
% Change YTD             -2%         -4%             1%        -12%        -3%
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Dressing %             80.5%       80.5%          77.5%       77.5%

(A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the
2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 165.1
million head.  Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 165.1 million
head, or 0.0 million less than estimated available.

(B) Dressing % adjustments reflect quarterly update.

*Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods.

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: 26-Nov-20 09:53 AM C MP