NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Jun 05, 2020 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 06/05 06/04 06/03 06/02 06/03 06/02 05/29 05/27 Alabama 3,799 4,162 4,229 4,218 5.64 5.65 3,922 5.68 Arkansas 3,961 4,900 4,330 4,800 6.45 6.33 4,644 6.37 Delmarva 2,470 2,094 1,992 2,026 7.72 7.55 3,442 7.47 KY-LA-TN 2,175 2,005 2,158 2,187 6.03 5.97 2,771 5.99 Mississippi 2,523 2,598 2,278 2,655 6.66 6.41 2,715 6.41 North Carolina 4,141 3,457 3,391 3,425 8.68 8.55 4,710 8.60 Texas 2,818 2,733 1,920 2,661 6.58 6.90 3,509 6.71 Total 21,887 21,949 20,298 21,972 6.77 6.70 25,713 6.68 Mon-Friday 108,261 (A) 99,136 (A) Saturday 1,239 (included in total for date shown) 3,967 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 05-Jun-20 and 06-Jun-20 is estimated to be 33,310,000 head down 15.13 percent from a week ago and down 4.1 percent from a year ago. (Last week 39,250,000, last year 34,721,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 06-Jun-20 is estimated to be 164,408,000 head up 12.96 percent from a week ago, and down 2.69 percent from a year ago. (Last week 145,550,000, last year 168,955,000) 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: 05-Jun-20 11:28 AM C CMB