NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Oct 20, 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) 10/20 10/19 10/18 10/15 10/18 10/15 10/13 10/11 Alabama 4,259 4,175 4,330 4,234 5.77 5.70 4,343 5.78 Arkansas 4,898 5,011 4,499 4,409 6.58 5.99 4,825 5.86 Delmarva 2,101 2,080 2,063 1,995 7.63 7.40 2,062 7.72 KY-LA-TN 2,237 2,384 2,209 2,148 6.19 5.97 2,254 6.17 Mississippi 2,372 2,548 2,370 2,471 6.49 6.42 2,670 6.41 North Carolina 3,560 3,559 3,445 3,955 8.71 8.49 3,518 8.63 Texas 2,531 2,818 2,601 3,276 6.84 6.76 2,564 6.97 Total 21,958 22,575 21,517 22,488 6.84 6.66 22,235 6.67 Mon-Wed 66,346 (A) 66,792 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 20-Oct-21 is estimated to be 33,418,000 head up 0.16 percent from a week ago and down 0.0 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,366,000, last year 33,431,000) 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: 20-Oct-21 11:55 AM C NBS