US animal proteins values were indicated as rangebound on Thursday July 25, with light trade volume reported from multiple market sources.

US broiler slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecast broiler slaughter at 167.75 million head in the week to Saturday July 27, higher by 1.25% from the corresponding period of 2023.

Over the next six weeks, broiler slaughter is expected to average 170.19 million head per week, up by 0.62% year on year, according to Fastmarkets’ research team.

June commercial broiler, turkey slaughter
Broiler slaughter for June was at 751.84 million head, based on the USDA’s Poultry Slaughter report released on June 25. This was a 6.14% decrease year on year and a 7.58% reduction from May — not in line with traditional…