U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 23 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,041,000 broilers, a 1-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent decrease in slaughter compares with no change in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States.

 

U.S. Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report
Week ending Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed Broilers slaughtered
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1
year
– 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
July
12 214,370 101 173,800 100 212,110 101 172,907 100 155,821 99
19 214,967 103 173,187 100 211,064 100 171,571 99 157,221 101
26 214,250 102 172,953 99 212,992 100 173,560 99 157,630 100
August
2 213,959 103 174,459 100 213,942 101 174,875 100 156,175 99
9 214,247 102 175,192 102 214,822 101 175,656 100 158,069 99
16 213,177 102 174,709 101 213,827 101 174,463 100 158,114 100
23 211,474 100 173,183 99 160,041 99

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

Special Note

Revisions were also made to the December 29, 2013 to March 1, 2014 time period to provide consistency between historic revisions in the Hatchery Production 2013 Summary, published April 15, 2014. Please visit the NASS website at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ and utilize the Quick Stats Tools for complete data.