U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 11 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 169,717,000 broilers, a 4-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 4-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 4-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-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
30 228,462
102
187,757
102
230,414 103 185,425 102 171,891 102
July
7 230,959
102
186,318
102
230,594 104 185,416 103 144,435 102
14 228,234
101
186,824
102
230,826 103 185,408 102 167,991 102
21 229,374
101
185,382
102
229,715 103 185,415 102 164,359 100
28 228,929
101
186,729
102
231,973 103 187,611 102 166,171
101
August
4 229,362
101
184,312
100
231,000 102 186,940 102 168,821 103
11



233,100 104 188,994 103 169,717  104