U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending April 7 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 147,965,000 broilers, a 9-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 9-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 5-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 – %
February
11 195,481 96 95 161,948 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
25 195,259 94 94 160,547 95 96 195,088 95 161,868 96 149,930 95
March
3 197,684 95 96 163,347 97 97 195,867 95 162,550 97 151,684 95
10 198,688 96 95 162,705 95 97 193,364 95 160,522 96 150,226 95
17 197,574 95 95 162,967 96 96 193,220 94 160,698 95 153,056 97
24 196,998 94 94 164,477 95 96 193,079 94 160,767 96 150,600 94
31 197,817 95 94 164,845 95 95 193,909 95 161,948 96 149,755 95
April    
7 193,924 95 161,282 96 147,965
91*

*In 2011, the Easter holiday was on Sunday, April 24.

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