NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Sep 18, 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) 09/18 09/17 09/16 09/15 09/16 09/15 09/11 09/09 Alabama 4,178 4,362 4,054 4,320 5.74 5.55 4,247 5.71 Arkansas 4,387 4,803 4,757 4,888 6.29 6.37 5,453 6.31 Delmarva 2,271 2,100 2,079 2,082 7.06 7.25 2,700 7.22 KY-LA-TN 2,759 2,312 2,343 2,292 5.84 6.14 2,870 5.93 Mississippi 2,689 2,503 2,731 2,759 6.46 6.36 2,721 6.29 North Carolina 4,092 3,600 3,615 3,520 8.34 8.33 4,183 8.26 Texas 3,281 2,576 2,499 2,789 7.19 6.76 3,513 7.03 Total 23,657 22,256 22,078 22,650 6.67 6.62 25,687 6.63 Mon-Friday 113,579 (A) 99,173 (A) Saturday 1,275 (included in total for date shown) 4,188 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 18-Sep-20 and 19-Sep-20 is estimated to be 36,004,000 head down 8.18 percent from a week ago and down 0.1 percent from a year ago. (Last week 39,211,000, last year 36,058,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 19-Sep-20 is estimated to be 171,998,000 head up 15.35 percent from a week ago, and down 1.71 percent from a year ago. (Last week 149,110,000, last year 174,993,000) 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: 18-Sep-20 11:37 AM C CMB