The USDA says 4.174 billion pounds of poultry were produced in December 2021, 2% less than December 2020.

That included 3.762 billion pounds of chicken, 1% lower, and 427.396 million pounds of turkey, down 9%.

The chicken slaughter was 1% lower at 772.65 million head, while the average live weight was fractionally lighter at 6.41 pounds, and the turkey slaughter declined 7% to 16.377 million head with a 2% loss in the average live weight at 32.73 pounds.

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