NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Apr 16, 2021 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 04/16 04/15 04/14 04/13 04/14 04/13 04/09 04/07 Alabama 4,206 4,375 4,293 4,263 5.68 5.60 3,960 5.56 Arkansas 4,428 4,560 4,751 4,797 6.25 6.31 4,122 6.33 Delmarva 1,866 2,042 1,763 2,066 7.39 6.99 2,302 7.28 KY-LA-TN 2,221 2,443 2,285 2,179 5.77 5.82 2,251 5.83 Mississippi 2,484 2,508 2,618 2,626 6.19 6.30 2,464 6.30 North Carolina 3,343 3,555 3,442 3,370 8.21 8.20 3,428 8.16 Texas 2,460 2,509 2,672 2,637 6.66 6.80 2,877 6.76 Total 21,008 21,992 21,824 21,938 6.53 6.54 21,404 6.56 Mon-Friday 108,628 (A) 107,321 (A) Saturday 117 (included in total for date shown) 1,530 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 16-Apr-21 and 17-Apr-21 is estimated to be 31,972,000 head down 2.15 percent from a week ago and down 0.9 percent from a year ago. (Last week 32,673,000, last year 32,257,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 17-Apr-21 is estimated to be 166,206,000 head up 3.00 percent from a week ago, and up 11.01 percent from a year ago. (Last week 161,361,000, last year 149,720,000) 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: 16-Apr-21 11:51 AM C CMB