WASHINGTON — Fourth-quarter 2011 broiler meat production is forecast at 9 billion pounds, 5.1 percent below that of a year earlier, according to the latest report from USDA's Economic Research Service.
The lower fourth quarter production is expected to be driven by sharp declines in the number of birds slaughtered, but these declines are expected to be somewhat offset by an increase in average live weights. Over the last several weeks, preliminary slaughter data show a lower overall number of broilers slaughtered driven by reduced numbers of lighter birds, pointing toward higher average weights.
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