U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 19 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 146,794,000 broilers, a 4-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier. The 4-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States.

U.S. Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report
Week ending Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed Broilers slaughtered
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1
year
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March
8 210,829 101 169,262 99 209,512 171,084 101 149,809 98
15 210,365 101 169,654 99 208,323 102 169,741 100 154,472 102
22 208,265 100 171,023 99 210,363 103 170,246 101 151,931 99
29 209,309 100 171,598 100 208,241 102 169,414 100 150,843 101
April
5 211,506 101 171,725 100 209,580 102 170,445 100 155,489 101
12 212,245 101 169,483 99 209,410 102 169,629 100 154,712 100
19 208,080 101 168,545 99 146,794 96

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

Special Note

Revisions were also made to the December 29, 2013 to March 1, 2014 time period to provide consistency between historic revisions in the Hatchery Production 2013 Summary, published April 15, 2014. Please visit the NASS website at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ and utilize the Quick Stats Tools for complete data.