U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending March 2 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 155,389,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and 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 – %
January
19 195,604 101 95 162,104 101 96 190,391 98 159,419 99 151,093 103
26 197,531 102 96 162,809 101 97 196,628 101 163,298 100 149,771 98
February
2 197,533 102 97 162,830 101 97 196,887 101 163,196 101 155,761 103
9 197,016 101 97 162,191 100 96 201,061 104 167,066 103 155,020 103
16 198,797 102 97 163,450 101 97 190,428 98 159,188 98 151,584 101
23 199,497 102 98 163,614 102 97 195,792 101 163,388 101 151,588 101
March
2 197,196 101 163,767 101 155,389 102

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