U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending January 12 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 154,150,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

The no change in slaughter compares with a 3-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 – %
November
24 196,887 101 96 151,738 97 92 184,443 103 153,990 103 123,850 110
December
1 201,061 104 97  159,419 99 97 188,027 100 155,979 101 153,396 104
8  190,254 98 93 163,528 101 97 185,350 102 154,264 102 153,222 101
15 195,562 100 95 163,212 101 97 187,879 101 156,731 102 152,381 102
22 196,746 101 96 167,141 103 98 181,818 100 152,067 102 155,551 114
29 195,324 101 95 158,817 98 94 178,135 97 147,771 97 115,385 91
January
5 196,326 102 96 163,776 101 97 187,104 101 155,895 102 130,573 103
180,603 97 151,738 97 154,150 100

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.