NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Jul 21, 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) 07/21 07/20 07/19 07/16 07/19 07/16 07/14 07/12 Alabama 4,276 3,724 4,214 4,055 5.70 5.43 3,553 5.80 Arkansas 4,973 5,001 4,706 4,770 6.48 6.24 4,854 6.46 Delmarva 2,073 2,091 2,069 2,401 7.18 7.42 2,032 7.39 KY-LA-TN 2,343 2,277 2,216 2,193 6.03 5.64 2,282 6.04 Mississippi 2,497 2,498 2,649 2,649 6.13 6.13 2,546 6.15 North Carolina 3,608 3,628 3,497 3,567 8.38 8.12 3,557 8.37 Texas 2,890 2,851 2,740 2,730 7.07 7.28 2,472 6.95 Total 22,660 22,070 22,091 22,365 6.68 6.58 21,296 6.73 Mon-Wed 66,603 (A) 64,617 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 21-Jul-21 is estimated to be 34,487,000 head up 7.92 percent from a week ago and up 7.0 percent from a year ago. (Last week 31,957,000, last year 32,237,000) 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: 21-Jul-21 12:14 PM C CMB