Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On December 6, 2013, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report, by Debra Newman

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending December 7 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 155,603,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 6-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-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 – %
October
19 186,897 105 100 161,234 104 108 202,022 105 166,189 104 158,020 103
26 194,011 104 107 152,902 98 98 200,520 105 165,125 103 158,820 103
November
2 189,959 105 103 156,182 103 104 201,626 105 165,751 103 158,028 107
9 191,484 101 103 153,859
 104 100 200,308 105 164,772 103 157,077 102
16 200,293 102 107 159,964 103 107 195,444 105 160,651 104 153,482 102
23 200,108
 102
 103 156,085 103 103 193,058 105 158,942 103 153,024 124 *
30 200,938
 100 103 156,701 98
 103 191,190 102 156,876 101 122,995 80
December
7 — — — — — — 195,618 106 161,234 104 155,603 102

Note: Data in bold is subject to weekly revisions. All percentage changes are compared with year earlier. In 2012, Thanksgiving was observed on November 22.

 



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