U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending May 25 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,164,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and no change 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 – %
April
13 200,291 100 97 163,635 100 95 197,420 102 163,186 102 154,212 101
20 199,242 100 96 164,588 99 96 197,087 101 162,563 100 153,623 99
27 199,274 101 95 165,063 99 95 198,947 102 164,743 101 156,038 102
May
4 200,533 100 96 165,654 100 96 199,646 102 164,712 101 155,623 103
11 201,508 101 97 164,451 98 95 199,971 101 164,557 100 156,778 101
18 203,145 101 98 164,253 100 95 199,188 100 164,296 99 156,952 99
25 199,737 101 165,047 100 160,164 101

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