U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending May 31 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 139,823,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier. The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with no change 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
– 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
April
19 213,423 103 170,313 99 208,080 101 168,545 99 146,685 95
26 211,721 102 172,870 101 208,693 100 169,262 99 152,255 98
May
3 211,953 101 173,072 100 208,980 100 169,654 99 154,180 99
10 210,821 100 173,821 101 210,920 101 171,061 100 156,466
100
17 212,960 100 172,140 100 210,829 101 171,651 100 154,200 98
24  214,043  101  172,913  100 210,365 101 171,577 100 157,944 99
31  208,289  100  169,458  99 139,823 101

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.