NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Fri. May 14, 2021 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 05/14 05/13 05/12 05/11 05/12 05/11 05/07 05/05 Alabama 4,293 4,232 4,227 4,190 5.60 5.62 3,963 5.56 Arkansas 4,277 4,721 4,683 4,800 6.32 6.36 3,731 6.25 Delmarva 2,249 2,097 2,037 1,977 7.20 7.32 2,036 7.30 KY-LA-TN 2,299 2,357 2,291 2,285 5.99 5.92 2,222 5.81 Mississippi 2,433 2,542 2,601 2,568 6.21 6.30 2,566 6.14 North Carolina 3,812 3,669 3,562 3,560 8.39 8.46 3,616 8.41 Texas 3,317 2,699 2,505 2,613 7.10 6.94 2,830 6.72 Total 22,680 22,317 21,906 21,993 6.64 6.66 20,964 6.56 Mon-Friday 111,629 (A) 108,821 (A) Saturday 2,206 (included in total for date shown) 1,621 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 14-May-21 and 15-May-21 is estimated to be 34,517,000 head up 7.86 percent from a week ago and up 0.1 percent from a year ago. (Last week 32,001,000, last year 34,488,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 15-May-21 is estimated to be 168,286,000 head up 2.85 percent from a week ago, and up 4.79 percent from a year ago. (Last week 163,616,000, last year 160,598,000) 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: 14-May-21 11:48 AM C CMB