NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. May 08, 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) 05/08 05/07 05/06 05/03 05/06 05/03 05/01 04/29 Alabama 4,211 4,141 3,865 3,539 5.68 5.40 4,158 5.73 Arkansas 4,938 4,988 4,842 4,038 6.87 7.09 4,945 6.89 Delmarva 2,090 2,201 2,194 2,417 7.26 6.97 2,080 7.34 KY-LA-TN 2,397 2,419 2,416 2,107 5.97 5.78 2,456 6.12 Mississippi 2,677 2,648 2,627 1,765 6.67 7.05 2,660 6.71 North Carolina 3,685 3,686 3,431 3,549 8.55 8.33 3,301 8.64 Texas 2,870 2,910 2,830 2,998 7.00 7.01 2,839 6.99 Total 22,868 22,993 22,205 20,413 6.86 6.85 22,439 6.90 Mon-Wed 68,399 (A) 67,626 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 08-May-24 is estimated to be 34,803,000 head up 3.36 percent from a week ago and up 1.2 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,672,000, last year 34,388,000) 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: 08-May-24 11:49 AM C JG