The USDA says poultry production during January was 4.279 billion pounds, up 2% on the year. Chicken made up most of the total at 3.756 billion pounds, an increase of 2%, with turkey at 510.521 million, slightly higher, and duck at 12.808 million pounds, down 1%. The preliminary live weight of all poultry was 5.655 billion pounds, also up 2% on the year.
The chicken slaughter was up 2% from January 2018 at 798.206 million head, cancelling out a 2% decline in turkey to 19.517 million and a 3% lower duck kill at 17.376 million pounds.
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