U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending June 9 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 156,408,000 broilers, a 2-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 5-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-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
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
5 199,882 96 96 166,233 96 96 195,259 95 163,012 96 151,715
95
12 199,693 97 95 167,069 96 98 197,687 95 164,705 95 155,836
94
19 200,302 97 95 165,358 96 96 198,739 96 165,716 96 157,987
97
26 200,864 98 95 166,999 97 98 197,551 95 165,217 96 158,757
96
June
2 200,464 98 95 166,580 97 97 196,488 94 164,792 95 142,351
97
9 198,100 95 166,208 97 156,408
98

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