NW_PY007
Washington, DC          Fri. Feb 05, 2010          USDA Market News

International: Weekly U.S./Canadian Live Poultry Slaughtered Under Inspection (Fri)

Week ending           30-Jan-10
                               U.S. fowl slaughtered domestically

                       Light               Heavy                 Total
                       Hens                 Hens                 Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------
Head                      1,541               1,385                  2,926

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                 1,536               1,342                  2,878
Same week yr ago          1,384               1,394                  2,778
To-date/2010*             6,265               5,418                 11,683
To-date/2009*             5,440               6,309                 11,749

                               U.S. fowl slaughtered in Canada

                       Light               Heavy                 Total
                       Hens                 Hens                 Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------
Head                        262                   0                    262

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                   473                   0                    473
Same week yr ago            267                   0                    267
To-date/2010*             1,473                   0                  1,473
To-date/2009*               979                  11                    990
Data Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AISD, AID, Poultry Section

                    Total U.S. fowl slaughtered in the U.S. and Canada

                       Light               Heavy                 Total
                       Hens                 Hens                 Hens
                    -----------------Thousands----------------------
Head                      1,803               1,385                  3,188

Head sltr Comparisons
Last Week                 2,009               1,342                  3,351
Same week yr ago          1,651               1,394                  3,045
To-date/2010*             7,738               5,418                 13,156
To-date/2009*             6,419               6,320                 12,739

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

SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch
        Washington, DC     202.720.6911  email: PYMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY007.txt

Prepared: 05-Feb-10 08:25 AM E AH