NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Tue. Apr 16, 2024 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimate Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 04/16 04/12 04/12 04/09 04/05 Alabama 4,220 3,268 5.39 4,119 5.26 Arkansas 4,887 4,483 6.90 4,934 6.83 Delmarva 2,091 2,160 7.01 2,042 6.74 KY-LA-TN 2,431 2,105 5.63 2,426 5.64 Mississippi 2,589 1,529 6.97 2,717 7.11 North Carolina 3,654 3,654 8.49 3,558 8.29 Texas 2,846 2,469 6.56 2,825 6.96 Total 22,718 19,668 6.78 22,621 6.71 Mon-Tue 45,366 (A) 42,998(A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 16-Apr-24 is estimated to be 34,575,000 up 1.86 percent from a week ago and up 0.5 percent from a year ago. (last week 33,945,000 last year 34,415,000) SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News Atlanta, GA 404-562-5850 email: Atlanta.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 16-Apr-24 11:44 AM C JG