NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Jan 15, 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) 01/15 01/14 01/13 01/12 01/13 01/12 01/08 01/06 Alabama 4,233 4,269 4,001 4,281 5.56 5.48 4,229 5.56 Arkansas 4,860 4,959 4,892 4,813 6.34 6.32 5,097 6.46 Delmarva 2,283 2,121 2,088 1,926 7.08 7.37 2,026 7.19 KY-LA-TN 3,109 2,414 2,390 2,314 5.81 5.79 2,711 5.69 Mississippi 2,494 2,537 2,602 2,641 6.13 6.06 2,715 6.44 North Carolina 4,509 3,628 3,475 3,510 8.51 8.49 3,649 8.36 Texas 3,525 2,879 2,865 2,811 6.72 6.71 3,280 6.77 Total 25,013 22,807 22,313 22,296 6.57 6.55 23,707 6.61 Mon-Friday 115,041 (A) 112,905 (A) Saturday 3,519 (included in total for date shown) 3,202 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 15-Jan-21 and 16-Jan-21 is estimated to be 38,068,000 head up 5.20 percent from a week ago and up 2.9 percent from a year ago. (Last week 36,188,000, last year 37,012,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 16-Jan-21 is estimated to be 171,821,000 head up 1.22 percent from a week ago, and down 1.56 percent from a year ago. (Last week 169,756,000, last year 174,538,000) 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: 15-Jan-21 11:36 AM C CMB