NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Thu. Feb 20, 2025 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimate Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 02/20 02/18 02/18 02/13 02/11 Alabama 4,229 4,074 5.62 4,139 5.85 Arkansas 4,089 3,794 7.05 5,070 6.86 Delmarva 2,211 2,150 7.03 2,251 6.94 KY-LA-TN 2,293 2,471 5.99 2,444 6.11 Mississippi 2,609 2,686 6.61 2,678 6.20 North Carolin 3,162 3,707 8.75 3,683 8.72 Texas 2,809 2,763 6.94 2,781 6.88 Total 21,402 21,645 6.88 23,046 6.81 Mon-Thur 87,548 (A) 90,354(A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 20-Feb-25 is estimated to be 32,572,000 down 7.41 percent from a week ago and down 3.0 percent from a year ago. (last week 35,179,000 last year 33,591,000) 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: 20-Feb-25 10:53 AM C JG