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Atlanta,  GA         Fri. Feb 28, 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)
                   02/28   02/27   02/26   02/25   02/26   02/25   02/21   02/19
Alabama            3,544   4,247   4,128   4,196    5.63    5.66   3,281    5.54
Arkansas           4,284   5,073   4,985   4,977    6.82    6.85   7,251    6.51
Delmarva           2,211   2,205   2,044   2,217    7.15    7.18   2,135    7.20
KY-LA-TN           2,053   2,431   2,419   2,421    5.85    5.83   2,146    5.61
Mississippi        2,570   2,633   2,638   2,570    6.62    6.67   2,570    6.57
North Carolina     3,801   3,689   3,677   3,673    8.59    8.81   5,382    8.79
Texas              2,776   2,862   2,819   2,796    7.06    6.89   2,907    7.06
Total             21,239  23,140  22,710  22,850    6.82    6.85  25,672    6.62
Mon-Friday       113,346 (A)                                     108,192 (A)
Saturday             981 (included in total for date shown)        5,040

(A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above.
Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 28-Feb-25 and 01-Mar-25
is estimated to be 32,324,000 head down 17.52 percent from a week ago
and up 12.6 percent from a year ago.
(Last week 39,188,000, last year 28,700,000)

Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending
01-Mar-25 is estimated to be 172,087,000 head up 5.79
percent from a week ago, and up 5.42 percent from a year ago.
(Last week 162,670,000, last year 163,239,000) 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: 28-Feb-25 11:46 AM C JG