U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending January 5 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 127,009,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-percent increase 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 – %
November
17 196,628 101 96 155,895 102 95 185,586 100 154,686 100 151,106 103
24 196,887 101 96  151,738 97 92 184,443 103 153,990 103 123,850 110
December
1 201,018 104 97  159,419 99 97 188,027 100 155,979 101 153,396 104
8 190,095 98 93 163,502 101 97 185,350 102 154,264 102 153,222 101
15 195,339 100 95 163,341 101 97 187,879 101 156,731 102 152,381 102
22 196,765 101 96 166,978 103 98 181,818 100 152,067 102 155,551 114
29 195,577 101 95 158,780 98 94 178,135 97 147,771 97 115,385 91
January                
5 187,104 101 155,895 102 127,009 101

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

* In December 2011, Christmas was observed on Sunday, December 25.  A number of processing plants did not operate or operated on a reduced work schedule on the Friday prior to Christmas.