U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending November 17 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 151,037,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with no change in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and no change 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 – %
September
29 185,350 102 90 154,686 100 92 195,069 100 162,437 100 155,614 99
October
6 187,879 101 95 153,990 103 91 196,294 101 162,378 101 154,442 100
13 181,818 100 91 155,979 101 96 195,058 100 162,464 100 154,969 103
20 178,405 97 91 154,264 102 91 192,962 99 160,037 99 153,464 99
27 186,362 101 93 156,734 102 97 191,718 99 159,594 100 155,401 102
November
3 180,810 97 90 151,721 102 92 192,248 100 160,553 100 148,347 96
10 191,287 98 96  147,267 97 91 190,242 101 159,276 101  154,621 102
17 185,586 100 154,686 100 151,037 103

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