Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On March 16, 2012, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report, by Phouth Gonzalez

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending March 17 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 152,722,000 broilers, a 3-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 6-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 5-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 – %
January
21 193,909 95 95 160,522 96 95 194,710 95 161,487 96 147,103 90
28 193,924 95 95 160,698 95 96 195,705 95 163,290 97 152,226 94
February
4 193,162 94 95 160,767 96 95 195,228 94 162,531 96 151,562 97
11 195,481 96 95 162,028 96 96 194,665 95 163,187 97 149,825 95
18 194,663 94 95 161,282 96 96 195,373 95 162,903 96 150,497 93
25 195,376 95 94 160,546 95 96 195,088 95 161,868 96 149,930 95
March
3 197,202 95 95 163,331 97 97 195,867 95 162,550 97 151,684 95
10 198,029 95 95 162,702 95 97 193,364 95 160,522 96 150,226 95
17 — — — — — — 193,220 94 160,698 95 152,722 97

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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