U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending August 31 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 164,228,000 broilers, a 5-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 5-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-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
20 200,313 103 103 165,680 101 100 201,913 101 166,497 100 157,180 99
27 201,122 103 102 167,292 104 102 203,696 101 168,095 100 157,779 101
August
3 199,372 102 102 168,051 103 103 202,847 101 167,999 100 157,779 102
10 202,093 105 104 165,406 102 102 203,424 101 168,078 100 159,384 102
17 200,769 105 103 165,763 102 101 203,145 102 168,164 101 158,185 100
24 201,121 105 104 164,390 101 101 202,524 103 167,861 102 161,483 102
31 202,006 103 167,343 102 164,228 105

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