U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending February 4 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 151,246,000 broilers, a 3-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 6-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in 19 states.

Week ending Data from 19 states
Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous U.S. broilers slaughtered
1 year 2 years 1 year 2 years 1 year 1 year 1
year
– 000 – % % – 000 – % % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
December
10 195,373 95 95 163,290 97 98 182,216 92 150,798 93 152,002 91
17 195,088 95 95 162,531 96 97 186,672 93 152,828 92 148,975 91
24 195,867 95 96 163,187 97 98 182,402 93 148,671 92 136,566 101
31 193,468 95 95 162,878 96 96 184,019 92 151,506 92 126,173 96
January
7 193,461 94 95 161,925 96 96 185,891 93 153,756 93 135,215* 81
14 193,133 94 94 163,065 97 97 187,040 94 157,822 96 153,922 103
21 194,461 95 95 161,027 96 96 194,710 95 161,487 96 147,103 90
28 194,540 95 95 161,305 96 96 195,705 95 163,290 97 152,226 94
February
4 195,228 94 162,531 96 151,246 97

* In 2011, the New Years holiday was during the week ending January 1.

Note: Data in bold is subject to weekly revisions. All percentage changes are compared with year earlier.