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Des Moines, IA          Thu. Nov 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)
                  11/21            11/19             11/19           11/14           11/12
Alabama           4,257            4,296              5.69            4,295           5.59
Arkansas          4,764            4,673              6.39            4,781           6.30
Delmarva          2,148            2,191              7.00            1,978           6.83
KY-LA-TN          2,406            2,407              5.53            2,399           5.65
Mississippi       2,513            2,804              6.33            2,908           6.43
North Carolina    3,555            3,463              8.29            3,424           8.28
Texas             2,459            2,239              6.43            2,722           6.81
Total            22,102           22,073              6.51           22,507           6.52
Mon-Thur         87,816 (A)                                          89,684(A)

(A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above.
Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 21-Nov-19
is estimated to be 33,637,000 down 2.10 percent from a week ago
and up 7211.1 percent from a year ago.
(last week 34,357,000 last year 460,000)

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-Nov-19 11:38 AM C NBS