U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending September 8 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 139,309,000 broilers, a 2-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 1-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent increase 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 – %
July
21 195,069 100 93 163,893 101 94 199,790 97 166,584 97 158,653
99
28 196,294 101 94 161,182 99 95 200,720 97 167,324 99 158,180
99
August
4 195,143 100 94 163,663 100 96 201,023 98 167,445 99 154,911
98
11 193,080 99 93 162,502 100 94 201,501 98 167,758 100 155,961
100
18 191,940 99 93 162,438 101 94 199,864 98 165,771 98 157,872
99
25 192,540 100 93 162,535 100 95 196,536 98 163,659 99 157,800
100
September
1 189,466 100 92 160,092 99 94 195,500 99 163,204 99 156,776
97
8 195,717 99 163,893 101 139,309
98

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