Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On January 13, 2012, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report, by Phouth Gonzalez

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending January 14 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 153,896,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 6-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in 19 states.

Week ending Data from 19 states
Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous U.S. broilers slaughtered
1 year 2 years 1 year 2 years 1 year 1 year 1
year
– 000 – % % – 000 – % % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
November
19 195,705 95 97 153,756 93 102 185,742 91 154,880 91 147,263 90
26 195,228 94 96 157,822 96 100 180,043 91 148,429 91 112,263 87
December
3 194,665 95 97 161,487 96 97 188,278 91 154,490 91 148,055 90
10 195,410 95 95 163,290 97 98 182,216 92 150,798 93 152,002 91
17 195,087 95 95 162,531 96 97 186,672 93 152,828 92 148,975 91
24 194,851 95 96 163,187 97 98 182,402 93 148,671 92 136,566 101
31 193,471 95 95 162,855 96 96 184,019 92 151,506 92 126,173 96
January
7 192,870 94 95 162,067 96 96 185,891 93 153,756 93 135,215* 81
14 — — — — — — 187,040 94 157,822 96 153,896 103

* In 2011, the New Years holiday was during the week ending January 1.

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

 



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