NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Apr 19, 2024 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 04/19 04/18 04/17 04/16 04/17 04/16 04/12 04/10 Alabama 3,128 4,171 4,036 4,138 5.58 5.73 3,268 5.62 Arkansas 3,508 4,874 4,818 4,840 6.84 6.84 4,483 6.92 Delmarva 2,213 2,148 2,049 2,190 7.29 7.28 2,160 7.10 KY-LA-TN 2,070 2,392 2,490 2,475 6.02 6.12 2,105 5.93 Mississippi 1,746 2,582 2,636 2,704 6.56 6.44 1,529 6.50 North Carolina 3,215 3,558 3,215 3,558 8.49 8.48 3,654 8.49 Texas 2,830 2,832 2,833 2,854 6.88 6.87 2,469 6.75 Total 18,710 22,557 22,077 22,759 6.77 6.81 19,668 6.78 Mon-Friday 109,134 (A) 107,850 (A) Saturday 0 (included in total for date shown) 545 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 19-Apr-24 and 20-Apr-24 is estimated to be 28,475,000 head down 5.16 percent from a week ago and down 2.4 percent from a year ago. (Last week 30,023,000, last year 29,184,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 20-Apr-24 is estimated to be 165,554,000 head up 2.10 percent from a week ago, and down 0.21 percent from a year ago. (Last week 162,156,000, last year 165,903,000) Actual data incorporated when available. 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: 19-Apr-24 11:41 AM C JG