NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Oct 23, 2020 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 10/23 10/22 10/21 10/20 10/21 10/20 10/16 10/14 Alabama 4,287 4,298 4,307 4,308 5.52 5.54 4,079 5.63 Arkansas 4,410 4,861 4,865 4,945 6.30 6.36 4,441 6.28 Delmarva 2,122 2,115 2,013 2,089 7.39 7.29 2,312 7.22 KY-LA-TN 2,533 2,291 2,381 2,348 5.88 5.94 2,513 5.88 Mississippi 2,455 2,455 2,724 2,738 6.48 6.52 2,457 6.77 North Carolina 3,767 3,657 3,481 3,456 8.42 8.54 3,907 8.49 Texas 2,984 2,754 2,464 2,744 7.08 6.58 2,945 6.74 Total 22,558 22,431 22,235 22,628 6.64 6.62 22,654 6.67 Mon-Friday 112,275 (A) 112,023 (A) Saturday 996 (included in total for date shown) 1,984 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 23-Oct-20 and 24-Oct-20 is estimated to be 34,331,000 head down 0.72 percent from a week ago and down 4.5 percent from a year ago. (Last week 34,581,000, last year 35,965,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 24-Oct-20 is estimated to be 171,156,000 head up 1.62 percent from a week ago, and down 0.92 percent from a year ago. (Last week 168,430,000, last year 172,753,000) 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: 23-Oct-20 12:17 PM C CMB