U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending January 14 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 166,673,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 4-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-percent increase 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 – %
December
3 219,852 105 177,530 101 213,712 103 174,846 103 162,997 102
10 219,541 102 179,346 101 207,658 103 169,179 103 160,419 101
17 220,479 102 179,392 101 210,537 103 172,106 103 160,223 100
24 219,452 102 179,306 104 209,221 105 171,178 105 153,280 133
31 220,789 104 179,290 102 209,759 103 171,395 103 132,998 98
January
7 219,876 102 179,648 101 211,135 104 172,410 103 147,773 92
14 212,535 104 174,842 104 166,673 102

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