NW_PY019 Des Moines, IA Fri. May 24, 2013 USDA Market News BROILER/FRYER: Daily Estimated Slaughter of Broiler/Fryers Estimated Actual Avg. Wt. Actual Avg. Wt. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) 05/24 05/23 05/22 05/21 05/22 05/21 05/17 05/15 Alabama 3,437 3,712 3,649 3,545 5.73 5.78 4,147 5.84 Arkansas 4,054 4,545 4,857 4,544 5.47 5.71 3,852 5.58 Delmarva 2,948 2,062 2,037 1,947 6.21 6.26 2,303 6.11 Ky-LA-TN 2,623 2,471 2,470 2,435 5.02 5.15 2,940 5.21 Mississippi 2,870 2,656 2,583 2,842 6.13 6.11 2,699 6.18 North Carolina 4,050 2,894 2,892 2,871 7.50 7.62 2,926 7.66 Texas 2,598 2,412 2,345 2,410 5.57 5.75 2,678 5.86 Total 22,580 20,752 20,833 20,594 5.91 6.03 21,545 6.02 Mon-Friday 106,893 (A) 104,436 (A) Saturday 2,722 (included in total for date shown) 2,052 (A) Weekly cumulative for states listed above. Broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for 24-May-13 and 25-May-13 is estimated to be 33,833,000 head up 4.49 percent from a week ago and down 2.76 percent from a year ago. (Last week 32,379,000, last year 34,792,000) Weekly broiler-fryer slaughter under federal inspection for the week ending 25-May-13 is estimated to be 160,164,000 head up 2.05 percent from a week ago, and up 0.89 percent from a year ago. (Last week 156,952,000, last year 158,757,000) Actual data incorporated when available. SOURCE: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Des Moines, IA 515.284.4471 email: PYMNDSM@ams.usda.gov http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_PY019.txt Prepared: 24-May-13 10:41 AM C JG