U.S. poultry production was down from May 2019 to May 2020 as some plants reduced schedules or closed because of COVID-19 infections. The USDA says the total of 4.037 billion pounds was 8% lower than a year ago, with a 7% decline in chicken at 3.601 billion and a 13% drop for turkey production to 427.474 million pounds.

The chicken slaughter was 9% lower than last year at 740.989 million head and the turkey slaughter was down 14% to 16.483 million head.

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