NW_PY017 Washington, DC Thu. Jul 09, 2009 USDA Market News MISC. POULTRY: Weekly Poultry Slaughtered Under Federal Inspection (Thur) (Preliminary) (Released 1:00 PM Eastern Time) Week ending 04-Jul-2009 Young Light Heavy Total Chickens Hens Hens Hens Ducks ---------------------Thousands----------------------------- Head 151,850 1,155 1,321 2,476 379 Avg Wt 5.45 3.22 7.85 5.69 6.81 Head sltr comparisons Last week 161,568 1,422 1,405 2,827 418 Same wk yr ago 146,181 1,169 1,352 2,521 385 Avg Wt 5.51 3.05 7.96 5.68 6.64 To-date/2009* 4,052,726 33,651 38,189 71,840 10,683 To-date/2008* 4,284,575 36,694 40,920 77,614 11,492 Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 616,549 1,934 6,896 8,830 1,833 Last week 660,821 2,348 7,138 9,486 2,020 Same wk yr ago 600,066 1,854 7,157 9,011 1,815 To-date/2009* 16,595,847 55,656 198,626 254,282 51,536 To-date/2008* 17,608,618 60,765 215,970 276,735 54,937 --------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 74.5% 52.0% 66.5% 71.0% Live turkeys slaughtered week ending 4-Jul-2009 Young Young Young Old Total Hens Toms Breeders Breeders Turkeys Head 1,764 2,251 13 16 4,044 Avg Wt 16.36 37.37 23.64 25.29 28.11 Head sltr comparisons Last week 2,089 2,661 22 9 4,781 Same wk yr ago 1,394 2,392 13 10 3,809 Avg Wt 16.02 37.63 27.14 28.21 29.66 To-date/2009* 49,565 66,911 573 131 117,180 To-date/2008* 51,199 70,931 590 270 122,990 Ready-to-Cook Weight and Dressing Percentage Current week 23,083 67,303 235 310 90,931 Last week 28,152 77,603 410 169 106,334 Same wk yr ago 17,866 72,009 270 216 90,361 To-date/2009* 659,654 2,042,136 11,826 3,225 2,716,841 To-date/2008* 666,928 2,189,177 12,054 6,415 2,874,574 --------------------------------------------------------- Dressing % 80.0% 80.0% 76.5% 76.5% (A) The estimated number of fryers available for marketing based on the 2-week revised average chick placements 6 to 7 weeks earlier was 157.6 million head. Estimated U.S. slaughter for this period was 153.7 million head, or 3.9 million less than estimated available. (B) Dressing % adjustments reflect quarterly update. *Note: Year to-date totals reflect comparable time periods. SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch Washington, DC 202.720.6911 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY017.txt Prepared: 09-Jul-09 11:14 AM E AH