U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 21 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 163,534,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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
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March
10 228,067 102 183,214 101 225,433 102 181,638 101 160,433 100
17 228,129 102 182,836 101 225,594 103 180,638 101 159,248 98
24 227,090 103 183,322 100 224,892 103 179,643 101 157,454 99
31 227,961 102 183,084 101 223,524 102 178,316 100 158,696 99
April
7 228,202 102 183,679 101 224,639 102 179,610 100 158,739 98
14 228,996 103 182,184 101 226,903 103 180,964 101 159,399 99
21 225,881 102 181,145 101 163,534 103