NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. Dec 20, 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) 12/20 12/19 12/18 12/17 12/18 12/17 12/13 12/11 Alabama 3,710 4,258 4,157 4,206 5.76 5.70 2,453 5.61 Arkansas 4,144 4,953 4,830 4,923 6.63 6.84 3,971 6.90 Delmarva 2,137 2,166 2,079 2,095 7.37 7.37 2,181 7.60 KY-LA-TN 2,908 2,379 2,508 2,503 5.97 6.02 2,260 6.03 Mississippi 2,131 2,629 2,772 2,687 6.59 6.67 2,309 6.78 North Carolina 3,743 3,732 3,710 3,732 8.51 8.93 3,724 8.40 Texas 3,285 2,899 2,889 2,882 6.94 7.08 2,803 6.91 Total 22,058 23,016 22,945 23,028 6.80 6.94 19,701 6.89 Mon-Friday 113,803 (A) 110,832 (A) Saturday 1,607 (included in total for date shown) 9,324 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 20-Dec-24 and 21-Dec-24 is estimated to be 33,570,000 head up 11.63 percent from a week ago and up 13.3 percent from a year ago. (Last week 30,073,000, last year 29,626,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 21-Dec-24 is estimated to be 173,723,000 head up 4.25 percent from a week ago, and up 3.94 percent from a year ago. (Last week 166,641,000, last year 167,143,000) 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: 20-Dec-24 11:47 AM C JG