NW_PY019 ***CORRECTION TO ARKANSAS AVERAGE WEIGHT AND TOTAL AVERAGE WEIGHT*** Atlanta, GA Thu. Oct 19, 2023 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimate Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 10/19 10/17 10/17 10/12 10/10 Alabama 4,510 4,362 5.73 4,467 5.47 Arkansas 5,112 5,214 6.64* 5,227 6.59 Delmarva 2,230 2,213 7.14 2,144 7.38 KY-LA-TN 2,332 2,440 6.05 2,328 6.04 Mississippi 2,576 2,635 6.63 2,735 6.88 North Carolin 3,493 3,553 8.75 3,604 8.94 Texas 2,808 2,844 7.13 2,763 7.10 Total 23,061 23,261 6.84* 23,268 6.85 Mon-Thur 93,166 (A) 93,144(A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 19-Oct-23 is estimated to be 35,097,000 down 1.19 percent from a week ago and down 0.5 percent from a year ago. (last week 35,518,000 last year 35,256,000) 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: 19-Oct-23 11:41 AM C SMC