U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending October 6 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 154,439,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

The no change in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase 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 – %
August
18 191,718 99 93 162,378 101 94 199,864 98 165,771 98 157,872 99
25 192,248 100 93 162,464 100 95 196,536 98 163,659 99 157,800 100
September
1 190,163 100 92 160,037 99 94 195,500 99 163,204 99 156,776 97
8 185,613 100 91 159,537 100 94 195,717 99 163,893 101 139,196 98
15 183,693 102 90 160,499 100 94 193,765 99 161,182 99 154,885 97
22 187,438 100 95 158,947 101 94 196,111 100 163,663 100 154,230 96
29 185,805 102 90 154,432 100 92 195,069 100 162,437 100 155,614 99
October
6 196,294 101 162,378 101 154,439 100

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