NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Tue. Mar 02, 2021 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimate Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 03/02 02/26 02/26 02/23 02/19 Alabama 4,314 4,188 5.43 4,261 5.29 Arkansas 4,820 8,316 6.36 4,298 6.07 Delmarva 2,084 1,914 7.42 2,092 6.99 KY-LA-TN 2,353 3,291 6.15 2,110 5.55 Mississippi 2,738 2,749 6.42 2,688 7.32 North Carolina 3,552 4,069 7.98 3,437 8.31 Texas 2,966 4,648 6.74 2,739 (A) Total 22,827 29,175 6.56 21,625 6.47 Mon-Tue 45,275(B) 44,347(B) (A) Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations (B) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 02-Mar-21 is estimated to be 34,741,000 up 7.06 percent from a week ago and up 1.5 percent from a year ago. (last week 32,450,000 last year 34,240,000) 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: 02-Mar-21 11:25 AM C CMB