NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Dec 07, 2022 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated ACTUAL Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 12/07 12/06 12/05 12/02 12/05 12/02 11/30 11/28 Alabama 4,474 4,446 4,411 3,847 5.57 5.27 4,547 5.52 Arkansas 5,268 5,285 5,169 3,671 6.57 6.73 5,100 6.58 Delmarva 2,174 2,224 2,207 2,154 7.26 7.06 2,242 7.26 KY-LA-TN 2,352 2,384 2,292 2,285 6.10 5.78 2,320 6.16 Mississippi 2,566 2,582 2,573 2,523 6.63 6.48 2,571 6.47 North Carolina 3,723 3,704 3,647 4,196 8.63 8.35 3,576 8.80 Texas 2,929 2,934 2,804 3,093 7.01 6.92 2,917 7.25 Total 23,486 23,559 23,103 21,769 6.78 6.72 23,272 6.83 Mon-Wed 70,543 (A) 69,395 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 07-Dec-22 is estimated to be 35,744,000 head up 2.35 percent from a week ago and up 7.6 percent from a year ago. (Last week 34,923,000, last year 33,230,000) 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: 07-Dec-22 11:00 AM C NBS