U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending February 18 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 150,544,000 broilers, a 7-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 7-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 5-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
24 195,867 95 96 163,187 97 98 182,402 93 148,671 92 136,566 101
31 193,364 95 95 162,903 96 96 184,019 92 151,506 92 126,173 96
January
7 193,220 94 95 161,868 96 96 185,891 93 153,756 93 135,215* 81
14 193,603 94 94 162,984 97 97 187,040 94 157,822 96 153,922 103
21 194,363 95 95 160,956 96 96 194,710 95 161,487 96 147,103 90
28 194,398 95 95 161,132 96 96 195,705 95 163,290 97 152,226 94
February
4 192,969 94 95 160,679 96 95 195,228 94 162,531 96 151,562 97
11 195,837 96 95 162,273 97 97 194,665 95 163,187 97 149,825 95
18 195,373 95 162,903 96 150,544 93

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.