NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Aug 19, 2022 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 08/19 08/18 08/17 08/16 08/17 08/16 08/12 08/10 Alabama 3,940 4,555 4,410 4,364 5.65 5.61 3,756 5.59 Arkansas 4,106 5,070 5,057 4,915 6.24 6.39 4,381 6.31 Delmarva 2,186 2,200 2,133 2,176 7.08 7.09 2,077 6.89 KY-LA-TN 2,589 2,358 2,360 2,308 5.86 6.11 2,300 5.85 Mississippi 2,438 2,523 2,467 2,494 6.57 6.70 2,498 6.62 North Carolina 4,347 3,754 3,720 3,696 8.44 8.46 3,698 8.23 Texas 2,853 2,859 2,812 2,835 6.79 6.78 3,573 6.81 Total 22,459 23,319 22,958 22,788 6.62 6.70 22,283 6.58 Mon-Friday 114,674 (A) 113,458 (A) Saturday 1,340 (included in total for date shown) 1,997 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 19-Aug-22 and 20-Aug-22 is estimated to be 34,180,000 head up 0.49 percent from a week ago and down 2.1 percent from a year ago. (Last week 34,015,000, last year 34,924,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 20-Aug-22 is estimated to be 173,198,000 head up 1.53 percent from a week ago, and up 3.40 percent from a year ago. (Last week 170,588,000, last year 167,495,000) 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-Aug-22 11:45 AM C NBS