U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending November 10 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 154,489,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent increase 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 – %
September
22 188,027 100 95 159,276 101 94 196,111 100 163,663 100 154,230 96
29 185,350 102 90 154,686 100 92 195,069 100 162,437 100 155,614 99
October
6 187,868 101 95 153,974 103 91 196,294 101 162,378 101 154,442 100
13 181,887 100 91 155,970 101 96 195,058 100 162,464 100 154,088 103
20 177,394 97 90 154,258 102 91 192,962 99 160,037 99 153,519 99
27 186,332 101 93 156,765 102 97 191,718 99 159,594 100 155,464 102
November
3 180,840 97 90 151,059 101 91 192,248 100 160,553 100 148,347 96
10  — 190,242 101 159,276 101  154,489 102

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