U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending June 29 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 161,802,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with no change in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-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 – %
May
18 203,696 101 98 164,542 100 95 199,188 100 164,296 99 156,952 99
25 202,847 101 98 166,530 100 96 199,737 101 165,047 100 158,753 100
June
1 203,397 101 98 166,563 100 97 199,429 102 163,635 100 138,910 98
8 202,966 102 99 168,121 100 97 200,484 101 164,689 99 155,661 99
15 202,667 103 99 167,858 100 98 199,712 100 165,063 99 156,849 102
22 201,620 103 99 167,949 100 99 200,291 100 165,577 100 155,719 101
29 199,242 100 164,493 98 161,802 101

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