U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending January 25 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 149,421,000 broilers, no-change from the same week a year earlier.

The no-change 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 – %
December
14 201,448 103 104 164,103 101 102 185,238 99 152,902 98 158,690 104
21 201,094 102 103 165,946 99 102 190,356 105 156,182 103 156,151 100
28 200,524 103 103 163,902 103 101 186,987 105 153,823 104 120,580 105
January
4 199,306 102 102 164,759 101 102 194,011 104 159,971 103 128,712 99
11 201,103 103 104 164,195 100 101 189,924 105 156,064 103 156,287 98
18 199,624 102 103 164,793 102 103 191,479 101 157,757 99 157,861 104
25 201,392 102 165,254 101 149,421 100

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