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February poultry production down 3%
Mar 24, 2017, 16:44 PM
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U.S. poultry production during February was down 3% on the year at 3.662 billion pounds.
The USDA says the total live weight of all poultry was also down 3% from February 2016 at 4.833 billion pounds, with the chicken slaughter declining 3% to 690.019 million head and the turkey kill 1% lower at 18.118 million. The average live weight for all types of chickens held steady at 6.15 pounds and turkeys were about a pound and a half heavier at 31.56.
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