NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Mar 22, 2023 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated ACTUAL Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 03/22 03/21 03/20 03/17 03/20 03/17 03/15 03/13 Alabama 4,527 4,522 4,471 3,839 5.36 5.28 4,529 5.51 Arkansas 5,018 5,033 4,474 2,979 6.80 5.89 4,841 6.86 Delmarva 2,215 2,211 2,179 2,211 7.27 6.85 2,167 7.40 KY-LA-TN 2,313 2,376 2,109 2,310 5.78 5.74 2,379 5.69 Mississippi 2,644 2,657 2,359 2,430 6.48 6.31 2,566 6.25 North Carolina 3,055 3,585 3,532 3,378 8.47 8.23 3,507 8.58 Texas 2,743 2,679 2,672 2,378 7.00 6.65 2,643 7.50 Total 22,514 23,063 21,795 19,525 6.71 6.41 22,632 6.79 Mon-Wed 67,893 (A) 67,143 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 22-Mar-23 is estimated to be 34,265,000 head up 0.89 percent from a week ago and up 0.2 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,962,000, last year 34,189,000) 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: 22-Mar-23 10:54 AM C SMC