U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending June 2 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 152,259,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-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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April
21 230,414 103 182,882 101 225,881 102 181,145 101 161,711 102
28 230,594 104 183,660 101 227,503 102 183,214 101 160,152 97
May
5 230,826 103 184,657 102 227,616 102 182,855 101 160,693 99
12 229,811 103 185,451 102 228,290 102 183,404 101 162,327 99
19 234,100 104 185,423 103 228,067 102 183,161 101 164,148 100
26 232,249 103 185,466 102 228,078 102 183,982 101 166,447 99
June
2 226,919 103 182,145 101 152,259 101