U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending October 26 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 157,580,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 5-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-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 – %
September
14 193,058 105 102 165,751 103 103 202,502 105 167,292 104 157,842 102
21 191,193 102 103 164,779 103 103 202,737 103 168,019 103 160,721 104
28 195,621 106 109 160,658 104 100 200,313 103 165,350 102 157,849 101
October
5 186,858 99 99 159,038 103 101 201,122 103 165,882 102 *
12 191,127 105 105 156,884 101 102 199,085 102 164,382 101  *
19 188,038 106 101 161,524 105 109 202,022 105 166,189 104  158,021 103
26 200,520 105 165,125 103  157,580  103

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

* Data not available from AMS/USDA