NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Wed. Apr 16, 2025 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated ACTUAL Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 04/16 04/15 04/14 04/11 04/14 04/11 04/09 04/07 Alabama 4,111 4,165 4,212 4,321 5.43 5.51 4,063 5.79 Arkansas 4,999 5,063 4,686 3,749 6.89 7.15 5,011 6.83 Delmarva 2,112 2,224 2,222 2,210 7.24 6.87 2,059 7.32 KY-LA-TN 2,458 2,333 2,483 2,350 6.01 5.98 2,435 6.03 Mississippi 2,643 2,577 2,766 2,782 6.84 6.61 2,580 6.64 North Carolina 3,684 3,695 3,290 3,540 8.64 8.12 3,497 8.82 Texas 2,898 2,838 2,767 2,709 7.09 6.99 2,879 7.09 Total 22,905 22,895 22,426 21,661 6.83 6.74 22,524 6.91 Mon-Wed 68,644 (A) 67,069 (A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 16-Apr-25 is estimated to be 34,860,000 head up 3.14 percent from a week ago and up 4.3 percent from a year ago. (Last week 33,800,000, last year 33,420,000) 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: 16-Apr-25 11:56 AM C JG