NW_PY019 Atlanta, GA Tue. Mar 18, 2025 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimate Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 03/18 03/14 03/14 03/11 03/07 Alabama 4,244 3,502 5.52 4,141 5.49 Arkansas 4,918 3,502 7.10 4,815 7.25 Delmarva 2,227 2,213 6.81 2,224 6.69 KY-LA-TN 2,437 2,447 5.62 2,431 5.36 Mississippi 2,630 2,378 6.47 2,517 6.64 North Carolina 3,677 3,772 8.20 3,619 8.17 Texas 2,821 3,059 6.80 2,780 7.12 Total 22,954 20,873 6.71 22,527 6.75 Mon-Tue 46,105 (A) 45,031(A) (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 18-Mar-25 is estimated to be 34,934,000 up 3.34 percent from a week ago and up 4.8 percent from a year ago. (last week 33,804,000 last year 33,320,000) 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: 18-Mar-25 11:58 AM C JG