NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Dec 04, 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) 12/04 12/03 12/02 12/01 12/02 12/01 11/27 11/25 Alabama 4,070 4,311 4,267 4,281 5.51 5.49 4,039 5.29 Arkansas 4,330 4,899 4,581 4,721 6.43 6.28 3,606 6.18 Delmarva 1,860 2,072 2,086 2,091 7.30 7.28 2,801 7.14 KY-LA-TN 2,492 2,346 2,391 2,348 6.12 5.90 2,028 5.67 Mississippi 2,539 2,729 2,892 2,713 6.19 6.34 2,193 6.21 North Carolina 3,804 3,561 3,546 3,429 8.28 8.42 3,766 8.30 Texas 2,651 2,715 2,629 2,790 6.62 6.67 2,759 6.50 Total 21,746 22,633 22,392 22,373 6.59 6.57 21,192 6.42 Mon-Friday 112,266 (A) 88,951 (A) Saturday 426 (included in total for date shown) 2,868 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 04-Dec-20 and 05-Dec-20 is estimated to be 33,096,000 head up 2.31 percent from a week ago and down 7.8 percent from a year ago. (Last week 32,349,000, last year 35,885,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 05-Dec-20 is estimated to be 170,127,000 head up 27.21 percent from a week ago, and down 1.06 percent from a year ago. (Last week 133,741,000, last year 171,941,000) 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: 04-Dec-20 11:32 AM C CMB