U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending April 6 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 153,375,000 broilers, a 4-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 4-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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 – %
February
23 199,646 102 98 163,186 102 97 195,792 101 163,388 101 151,588 101
March
2 200,007 101 97 162,563 100 97 197,196 101 163,767 101 154,389 102
9 199,196 100 96 164,808 101 98 195,303 101 162,104 101 153,392 102
16 200,154 101 96 164,774 101 98 196,205 102 162,809 101 151,262 99
23 199,613 102 96 164,694 100 97 196,004 102 162,830 101 154,139 102
30 199,611 101 96 163,806 99 96 195,604 101 162,179 100 149,707 100
April
6 197,531 102 163,343 101 153,375 104

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