NW_PY019 Des Moines, IA Mon. Jan 21, 2019 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimate Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 01/21 01/17 01/17 01/14 01/10 Alabama 3,473 3,704 5.25 3,865 5.57 Arkansas 5,005 4,872 5.75 4,880 5.72 Delmarva 1,279 2,250 6.67 2,115 6.70 KY-LA-TN 1,498 2,430 5.38 2,411 5.38 Mississippi 910 2,584 6.32 2,863 6.39 North Carolin 2,224 3,182 8.00 3,056 7.98 Texas 1,697 2,571 6.62 2,500 6.55 Total 16,086 21,593 6.22 21,690 6.26 Mon 16,086 (A) 21,690(A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 21-Jan-19 is estimated to be 24,482,000 down 24.78 percent from a week ago and down 25.7 percent from a year ago. (last week 32,548,000 last year 32,936,000) SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry, & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain Prepared: 21-Jan-19 10:52 AM C JG