The USDA says poultry production during October was 4.366 billion pounds, down 1% on the year. Most of that was chicken at 3.869 billion pounds, also down 1%, with turkey at 485.384 million pounds, a decline of 7%. For the year to date, poultry production is 42.763 billion pounds, slightly behind the 2020 pace, with cumulative chicken production modestly lower and turkey production down 3%.

October’s chicken and turkey slaughters were both below year ago levels at 780.213 million and 20.056 million head, respectively.

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