The USDA says January 2020 poultry production was 4.525 billion
pounds, up 6% from January 2019. Chicken accounted for 3.997 billion pounds,
with turkey at 514.941 million and duck at 13.018 million pounds.
The chicken slaughter was 4% higher at 828.726 million head, led by a
4% jump in the young chicken category, while the turkey kill was down 1% at
19.325 million and the duck slaughter was 3% higher at 2.528 million head.
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