USDA Est. Fed. Inspect. Poultry Sltr 05/21 11:31

NW_PY016


MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Estimated Slaughter of U.S. Broiler/Fryers and Fowl (Wed)
Week ending                  24-May-25

NOTICE: As of June 4, 2025, this report will be discontinued and no longer 
publishedby USDA-AMS-LPGMN. Weekly slaughter data can be found at:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/nw_py017.txt and
https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/pywfowl.pdf


                         Current Week                      Previous Week
                              05/24/25 (1)                    05/17/25
 Class                   ---------- Thousand head ---------
Broiler/fryer                  162,132 (2)                     158,351
Light hens                         536                             454
Heavy hens                       1,720                           1,772
Total                          164,388                         160,577

(1)ESTIMATED

(2)The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter
the week ending 24-May-25 is 167.3 million head compared to
170.5 million head slaughtered the same week last year.  The
estimated U.S. slaughter this week is 162.5 million head or
-4.8 million less than estimated available.  For the week of
31-May-25 the estimated available is 167.2 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: 21-May-25 12:18 PM C JG

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