U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending November 15 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 159,687,000 broilers, a 4-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 4-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-percent increase 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 – %
October
4 202,347 105 169,747 103 213,852 102 174,986 101 157,468 100
11 206,796 104 168,905 103 213,722 103 174,382 102 159,957 101
18 203,006 104 171,152 102 213,135 101 174,120 101 156,399 99
25 205,160 101 165,034 104 213,270 102 173,805 101 157,960 99
November
1 201,768 102 168,865 104 213,428 101 174,120 101 157,626 100
8 205,758 103 165,512 103 211,953 101 173,069 101 159,678 102
15 209,823 103 170,570 102  159,687 104

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.