NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Jul 31, 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) 07/31 07/30 07/29 07/28 07/29 07/28 07/24 07/22 Alabama 3,889 4,235 4,167 4,185 5.25 5.32 3,984 5.46 Arkansas 4,766 4,815 4,806 4,811 6.13 6.21 4,374 6.15 Delmarva 2,127 2,156 2,159 2,101 7.01 6.91 2,280 7.14 KY-LA-TN 2,769 1,923 1,894 2,002 5.97 5.90 3,080 5.65 Mississippi 2,296 2,597 2,827 2,814 6.13 6.34 2,260 6.09 North Carolina 3,597 3,631 3,502 3,575 8.06 8.03 3,203 7.81 Texas 2,962 2,844 2,832 2,747 6.49 6.61 2,740 6.68 Total 22,406 22,201 22,187 22,235 6.39 6.44 21,921 6.38 Mon-Friday 109,976 (A) 109,075 (A) Saturday 1,233 (included in total for date shown) 1,071 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 31-Jul-20 and 01-Aug-20 is estimated to be 34,100,000 head up 1.91 percent from a week ago and down 2.3 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,462,000, last year 34,889,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 01-Aug-20 is estimated to be 168,439,000 head up 2.71 percent from a week ago, and down 2.27 percent from a year ago. (Last week 163,998,000, last year 172,347,000) 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: 31-Jul-20 11:22 AM C CMB