U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending February 16 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 155,265,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase 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 – %
January
5 196,205 102 96 163,388 101 97 187,104 101 155,895 102 130,573 103
12 196,006 102 96 163,768 101 97 180,603 97 151,738 97 158,856 103
19 195,729 101 95 162,105 101 96 190,391 98 159,419 99 151,093 103
26 197,730 102 96 162,811 101 97 196,628 101 163,298 100 149,771 98
February
2 198,004 103 97 162,197 101 97 196,887 101 163,196 101 155,761 103
9 196,682 101 96 162,407 100 96 201,061 104 167,066 103 155,020 103
16 190,428 98 159,188 98 155,265 103

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