U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending June 2 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 143,450,000 broilers, a 2-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 6-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 5-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 – %
April
14 199,648 96 95 164,792 95 96 193,162 94 160,547 95 153,060
96
21 200,195 96 97 166,208 97 98 195,481 96 163,347 97 154,825
97
28 198,162 96 96 166,672 97 98 194,663 94 162,714 96 152,792
99
May
5 199,857 96 96 166,233 96 96 195,259 95 163,012 96 151,715
95
12 199,732 97 95 167,069 96 98 197,687 95 164,705 95 155,836
94
19 200,358 97 95 165,386 96 96 198,739 96 165,716 96 157,987
97
26 200,706 97 95 166,066 96 97 197,551 95 165,217 96 158,757
96
June  
 
2 196,488 94 164,792 95 143,450
98

*In 2011, the Easter holiday was on Sunday, April 24.

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