NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Apr 24, 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) 04/24 04/23 04/22 04/19 04/22 04/19 04/17 04/15 Alabama 4,248 4,131 3,877 3,035 5.90 5.55 4,036 5.85 Arkansas 4,899 4,684 4,663 3,250 6.87 6.98 4,818 6.98 Delmarva 2,086 2,139 2,192 2,215 7.40 7.00 2,049 7.32 KY-LA-TN 2,375 2,411 2,448 1,996 5.96 5.73 2,490 6.02 Mississippi 2,596 2,643 2,570 1,795 6.60 7.14 2,636 6.64 North Carolina 3,641 3,654 3,528 3,204 8.69 8.14 3,215 8.49 Texas 2,835 2,857 2,825 2,760 7.05 6.78 2,833 6.97 Total 22,680 22,519 22,103 18,255 6.93 6.80 22,077 6.91 Mon-Wed 67,780 (A) 67,311 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 24-Apr-24 is estimated to be 34,517,000 head up 4.19 percent from a week ago and up 1.1 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,129,000, last year 34,156,000) 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: 24-Apr-24 11:45 AM C JG