U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending August 18 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 157,689,000 broilers, a 1-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 2-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and 2-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 – %
June
30 195,717 99 93 165,771 98 94 200,195 96 167,072 96 158,358
93
July
7 193,765 99 93 163,659 99 93 198,162 96 165,552 96 142,699
98
14 196,111 100 95 163,204 99 94 199,964 96 167,124 97 156,031
98
21 195,117 100 93 163,893 101 94 199,790 97 166,584 97 158,653
99
28 196,385 101 94 161,182 99 95 200,720 97 167,324 99 158,180
99
August
4 195,372 100 94 163,728 100 96 201,023 98 167,445 99 154,911
98
11 193,424 100 93 162,603 100 94 201,501 98 167,758 100 155,961
100
18  — 199,864 98 165,771 98 157,689
99

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