U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending July 21 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 168,238,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-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 – %
June
9 231,275 102 187,611 102 228,004 102 182,882 101 163,861 99
16 229,747 103 186,908 102 228,907 103 183,660 101 161,146 98
23 229,954
102
188,941
103
229,895 104 184,657 102 165,315 101
30 228,975
102
187,638
102
230,414 103 185,425 102 171,891 102
July
7 231,582
102
186,234
102
230,594 104 185,416 103 144,435 102
14 228,097
101
186,484
102
230,826 103 185,408 102 167,991 102
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229,826 103 185,408 102  168,238 102