NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Jan 21, 2022 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 01/21 01/20 01/19 01/18 01/19 01/18 01/14 01/12 Alabama 4,720 4,325 4,286 4,321 5.50 5.55 4,352 5.57 Arkansas 4,249 5,074 4,575 4,892 6.37 6.32 4,457 6.15 Delmarva 2,476 2,101 2,117 2,092 7.35 7.52 2,705 7.19 KY-LA-TN 2,550 2,291 2,222 2,199 5.96 6.16 2,439 5.74 Mississippi 2,483 2,507 2,626 2,606 6.31 6.36 3,125 6.27 North Carolina 3,092 3,648 3,619 3,339 8.31 8.32 5,287 8.33 Texas 3,061 2,886 2,763 2,768 6.76 6.81 3,416 7.08 Total 22,631 22,832 22,208 22,217 6.61 6.63 25,781 6.58 Mon-Friday 106,771 (A) 114,000 (A) Saturday 2,940 (included in total for date shown) 4,878 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 21-Jan-22 and 22-Jan-22 is estimated to be 34,443,000 head down 12.48 percent from a week ago and down 3.9 percent from a year ago. (Last week 39,354,000, last year 35,829,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 22-Jan-22 is estimated to be 160,366,000 head down 6.44 percent from a week ago, and down 2.37 percent from a year ago. (Last week 171,403,000, last year 164,264,000) 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: 21-Jan-22 10:49 AM C CMB