U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending September 14 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 158,461,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 5-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-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
3 199,085 102 102 168,019 103 103 202,847 101 167,999 100 157,779 102
10 201,932 105 104 165,350 102 102 203,424 101 168,078 100 159,384 102
17 200,570 105 103 165,882 102 101 203,145 102 168,164 101 158,185 100
24 201,113 105 104 164,382 101 101 202,524 103 167,861 102 161,483 102
31 200,281 105 104 166,477 104 103 202,006 103 167,343 102 163,183 104
September
7 195,391 105 101 165,348 103 101 200,840 103 165,680 101 140,890 101
14 202,502 105 167,292 104 158,461 102

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