NW_PY019 ***CORRECTED COPY*** Atlanta, GA Wed. Aug 04, 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) 08/04 08/03 08/02 07/30 08/02 07/30 07/28 07/26 Alabama 4,110 4,183 2,083 4,034 5.48 5.37 4,148 5.55 Arkansas **4,922** 5,013 4,601 4,677 6.34 6.65 4,839 6.35 Delmarva 2,106 2,112 2,074 1,899 7.28 7.22 2,029 7.33 KY-LA-TN 2,265 2,314 1,674 2,175 6.16 5.65 2,227 5.94 Mississippi 2,569 2,600 2,574 2,504 6.00 6.04 2,677 6.13 North Carolina 3,562 3,591 3,393 3,466 8.34 8.05 3,423 8.44 Texas 2,841 2,839 2,757 3,466 6.93 6.91 2,749 6.95 Total **22,375** 22,652 19,156 22,221 6.73 6.56 22,092 6.63 Mon-Wed 66,752 (A) 65,808 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 04-Aug-21 is estimated to be **34,053,000** head up **2.72** percent from a week ago and up **2.2** percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,151,000, last year 33,306,000) 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: 04-Aug-21 12:24 PM C CMB