NW_PY019 Des Moines, IA Thu. Jan 17, 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) 01/17 01/15 01/15 01/10 01/08 Alabama 3,984 3,658 5.65 4,004 5.61 Arkansas 5,023 4,843 5.90 4,906 5.91 Delmarva 2,233 2,209 6.85 2,204 6.98 KY-LA-TN 2,443 2,379 5.53 2,409 5.41 Mississippi 2,815 2,888 6.28 2,875 5.99 North Carolin 3,253 3,153 8.18 3,176 8.15 Texas 2,537 2,474 6.73 2,648 6.79 Total 22,288 21,604 6.39 22,222 6.34 Mon-Thur 88,896 (A) 87,831(A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 17-Jan-19 is estimated to be 33,921,000 down 0.00 percent from a week ago and up 15.5 percent from a year ago. (last week 33,922,000 last year 29,366,000) 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: 17-Jan-19 10:53 AM C JG