NW_PY019
Washington, DC          Tue. Nov 24, 2009          USDA Market News

BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers

              Estimate          Actual             Avg Wts         Actual  Avg Wts
               (1,000)           (1,000)                           (1,000)
                  11/24            11/20             11/20           11/17   11/13
Alabama           3,862            4,260              5.61            3,827   5.52
Arkansas          5,305            3,551              5.35            5,307   5.23
Delmarva          2,267            1,907              6.14            1,915   5.84
KY-LA-TN          2,359            2,105              4.90            2,270   4.89
Mississippi       2,952            2,775              5.92            2,915   5.89
North Carolina    2,750            2,272              7.29            2,659   7.24
Texas             2,730            1,762              5.64            2,734   5.32
Total            22,225           18,632              5.79           21,627   5.72
Mon-Tue          44,586 (A)                                          43,572(A)

(A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above.
Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 24-Nov 2009
is estimated to be 33,251,000 up 2.46 percent from a week ago.
and up 4.5 percent from a year ago.
(last week 32,453,000 last year 31,826,000)

SOURCE: USDA AMS Poultry Programs, Market News & Analysis Branch
        Washington, DC          202.720.6911        email:  PYMN@ams.usda.gov
        http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY019.txt

Prepared: 24-Nov-09 11:42 AM E PR