NW_PY017 Washington, DC Thu. Jul 03, 2008 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 1:00 PM Eastern Time) Week ending 28-Jun-2008 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 168,743 1,564 1,711 3,275 422 Avg Wt 5.50 3.28 7.71 5.59 6.42 Head sltr comparisons Last week 166,930 1,465 1,687 3,152 450 Same wk yr ago 166,260 1,097 1,682 2,779 472 Avg Wt 5.55 3.21 8.07 6.15 6.45 To-date/2008 4,274,421 36,630 40,691 77,321 11,557 To-date/2007 4,145,918 29,142 36,588 65,730 13,344 Live turkeys slaughtered week ending 28-Jun-2008 ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 2,111 2,893 29 18 5,051 Avg Wt 16.35 38.17 24.97 28.09 29.04 Head sltr comparisons Last week 2,064 2,774 6 0 4,844 Same wk yr ago 2,057 2,701 38 0 4,796 Avg Wt 16.64 37.69 23.92 0.00 28.55 To-date/2008 51,174 70,821 584 261 122,840 To-date/2007 50,210 66,339 409 117 117,075 (A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the 2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 165.6 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 170.8 million head, or 5.2 million more than estimated available. SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch Washington, DC 202.720.6911 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY017.txt Prepared: 03-Jul-08 11:55 AM E AH