U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending June 16 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 153,886,000 broilers, a 4-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 4-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 4-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
28 198,162 96 96 166,672 97 98 194,663 94 162,714 96 152,792
99
May
5 199,964 96 96 166,241 96 96 195,259 95 163,012 96 151,715
95
12 199,666 97 95 167,076 96 98 197,687 95 164,705 95 155,836
94
19 200,316 97 95 165,502 96 96 198,739 96 165,716 96 157,987
97
26 201,073 98 95 167,067 97 98 197,551 95 165,217 96 158,757
96
June
2 200,857 98 95 166,533 97 96 196,488 94 164,792 95 142,351
97
9 199,272 97 94 167,209 98 96 198,100 95 166,208 97 156,500
98
16 199,324 96 166,672 97 153,886
96

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