NW_PY019
Washington, DC          Thu. Jul 02, 2009          Federal-State Market News

BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers

              Estimate          Actual             Avg Wts         Actual  Avg Wts
               (1,000)           (1,000)                           (1,000)
                  07/02            06/30             06/30           06/25   06/23
Alabama           4,047            4,072              5.44            3,808   5.46
Arkansas          4,817            5,106              5.20            4,917   5.20
Delmarva          2,279            2,259              6.06            2,296   5.99
KY-LA-TN          2,189            2,210              4.81            2,028   4.66
Mississippi       2,804            2,867              5.75            2,680   5.65
North Carolina    2,741            2,666              6.99            2,679   6.95
Texas             2,703            2,618              5.32            2,772   5.42
Total            21,580           21,798              5.60           21,180   5.58
Mon-Thur         87,268 (A)                                          84,449(A)

(A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above.
Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 02-Jul 2009
is estimated to be 32,286,000 up 1.58 percent from a week ago.
and   down 2.0 percent from a year ago.
(last week 31,783,000 last year 32,952,000)

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

Prepared: 02-Jul-09 12:29 PM E PR