USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture - April 24, 2024
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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
