NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Sep 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) 09/23 09/22 09/21 09/18 09/21 09/18 09/16 09/14 Alabama 4,288 4,350 4,306 4,223 5.68 5.46 4,054 5.67 Arkansas 4,897 4,892 4,760 4,342 6.51 6.26 4,757 6.48 Delmarva 2,071 2,084 2,051 2,688 7.28 6.92 2,079 7.40 KY-LA-TN 2,351 2,406 2,329 2,754 6.13 5.79 2,343 6.06 Mississippi 2,695 2,672 2,777 2,782 6.42 6.39 2,731 6.41 North Carolina 3,591 3,598 3,515 4,237 8.47 8.13 3,615 8.47 Texas 2,438 2,788 2,805 3,062 6.77 6.60 2,499 6.86 Total 22,331 22,790 22,543 24,088 6.71 6.53 22,078 6.70 Mon-Wed 67,568 (A) 66,900 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 23-Sep-20 is estimated to be 33,986,000 head up 2.58 percent from a week ago and down 2.5 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,130,000, last year 34,867,000) 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: 23-Sep-20 11:51 AM C CMB