Broiler/Fryer: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers
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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