U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 30 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 166,996,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and no change 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
19 214,967 103 173,187 100 211,064 100 171,571 99 157,221 101
26 213,833 102 172,953 99 212,992 100 173,560 99 157,630 100
August
2 213,934 103 174,559 100 213,942 101 174,875 100 156,175 99
9 213,113 101 175,212 102 214,822 101 175,656 100 158,069 99
16 212,766 102 174,577 101 213,827 101 174,463 100 158,114 100
23 213,893 102 173,888 102 211,474 100 173,183 99 160,348 99
30 213,141 101 173,800 100 166,996 102

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.