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In October, U.S. poultry production increased by 5%, with chicken production seeing a 6% rise to 4.113 billion pounds, which offset a 4% decrease in turkey production. The USDA reported an 8% increase in ante-mortem condemnations and a 3% decrease in post-mortem condemnations compared to the previous year. Poultry stocks in cold storage rose by 9% year-over-year to 1.159 billion pounds. The USDA will release its next set of annual poultry production estimates on December 9th.
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U.S. poultry production was up in October.The USDA says 4.592 billion pounds of poultry were certified as wholesome, up 5% on the year, including a 6% increase in chicken to 4.113 billion pounds, which canceled out a 4% decrease in turkey at 467.277 million pounds.October’s chicken slaughter and total average light weight were both above the year before, at 818.506 million head and 6.65 pounds per bird, respectively, while the turkey slaughter and average live weights were lower. The turkey slaughter was 19.422 million head and the total average live weight was 29.98 pounds per bird.Ante-mortem condemnations for all types of poultry were 12.563 million pounds, 8% more than a year ago, accounting for 0.21% of the preliminary live weight, with post-mortem condemnations of ...
Source: Brownfield Ag
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