NW_PY019 Des Moines, IA Wed. Oct 16, 2019 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated ACTUAL Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 10/16 10/15 10/14 10/11 10/14 10/11 10/09 10/07 Alabama 4,328 4,388 4,329 4,245 5.63 5.40 4,290 5.63 Arkansas 5,060 5,059 4,985 4,569 6.32 6.15 4,879 6.21 Delmarva 2,245 2,247 2,254 2,531 7.08 6.85 2,198 6.94 KY-LA-TN 2,454 2,421 2,488 2,428 5.93 5.59 2,149 5.85 Mississippi 2,837 2,827 2,936 2,804 6.40 6.26 2,948 6.54 North Carolina 3,323 3,566 3,501 3,753 8.32 8.25 3,574 8.36 Texas 2,788 2,793 2,766 3,244 6.77 6.84 2,790 6.90 Total 23,035 23,301 23,259 23,574 6.59 6.48 22,828 6.58 Mon-Wed 69,669 (A) 69,308 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 16-Oct-19 is estimated to be 35,057,000 head up 2.34 percent from a week ago and up 5.3 percent from a year ago. (Last week 34,256,000, last year 33,299,000) 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: 16-Oct-19 12:20 PM C CMB