U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending November 2 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 157,524,000 broilers, a 6-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 6-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 5-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-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 – %
September
21 191,190 102 103 164,772 103 103 202,737 103 168,019 103 160,721 104
28 195,618 106 109 160,651 104 100 200,313 103 165,350 102 157,849 101
October
5 185,861 99 99 159,035 103 101 201,122 103 165,882 102 *
12 191,160 105 105 156,886 101 102 199,085 102 164,382 101 *
19 187,811 105 101 161,276 105 108 202,022 105 166,189 104 158,021 103
26 193,374 103 106 153,206 98 99 200,520 105 165,125 103 158,820 104
November
2 201,626 105 165,751 103 148,347 106

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

* Data not available from AMS/USDA