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Atlanta,  GA         Fri. May 10, 2024          USDA Market News

BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers

               Estimated          Actual         Avg. Wt.         Actual Avg. Wt.
                   (1,000)       (1,000)                         (1,000)
                   05/10   05/09   05/08   05/07   05/08   05/07   05/03   05/01
Alabama            3,163   4,154   4,108   4,060    5.74    5.65   3,539    5.64
Arkansas           4,938   5,035   4,697   4,981    6.69    6.80   4,038    6.78
Delmarva           2,174   2,173   2,075   2,185    7.38    7.22   2,417    7.19
KY-LA-TN           2,124   2,386   2,428   2,428    5.99    5.99   2,107    5.99
Mississippi        1,574   2,649   2,737   2,736    6.65    6.68   1,765    6.47
North Carolina     3,639   3,640   3,437   3,529    8.51    8.62   3,549    8.62
Texas              2,807   2,856   2,847   2,938    6.71    6.85   2,998    6.98
Total             20,419  22,893  22,329  22,857    6.78    6.82  20,413    6.78
Mon-Friday       111,711 (A)                                     110,570 (A)
Saturday             272 (included in total for date shown)        1,281

(A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above.
Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 10-May-24 and 11-May-24
is estimated to be 31,076,000 head down 0.27 percent from a week ago
and up 3.9 percent from a year ago.
(Last week 31,160,000, last year 29,901,000)

Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending
11-May-24 is estimated to be 168,789,000 head up 1.53
percent from a week ago, and up 1.34 percent from a year ago.
(Last week 166,246,000, last year 166,554,000) 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: 10-May-24 11:49 AM C JG