Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On February 10, 2012, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report, by Phouth Gonzalez

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending February 11 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 150,675,000 broilers, a 5-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 5-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 5-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in 19 states.

Week endingData from 19 states
Eggs setChicks placedEggs setChicks placed
change fromchange from10 weeks previous7 weeks previousU.S. broilers slaughtered
1 year2 years1 year2 years1 year1 year1
year
– 000 –%%– 000 –%%– 000 –%– 000 –%– 000 –%
December
17195,0889595162,5319697186,67293152,82892148,97591
24195,8679596163,1879798182,40293148,67192136,566101
31193,3649595162,9039696184,01992151,50692126,17396
January
7193,2099495161,8689696185,89193153,75693135,215*81
14193,5849494162,9789797187,04094157,82296153,922103
21194,2019595160,9559696194,71095161,48796147,10390
28194,3889595161,1269696195,70595163,29097152,22694
February
4193,0339495160,3209595195,22894162,53196151,56297
11——————194,66595163,18797150,67595

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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