U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending May 18 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 157,845,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

The no change in slaughter compares with no change in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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 – %
April
6 199,712 100 95 165,047 100 95 197,531 102 163,343 101 153,236 104
13 200,300 100 97 163,641 100 95 197,420 102 163,186 102 154,212 101
20 199,288 100 96 164,589 99 96 197,087 101 162,563 100 153,623 99
27 198,466 100 95 165,085 99 95 198,947 102 164,743 101 156,038 102
May
4 200,537 100 96 165,695 100 96 199,646 102 164,712 101 155,623 103
11 201,908 101 97 164,775 99 95 199,971 101 164,557 100 156,778 101
18 199,188 100 164,296 99 157,845 100

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