U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending February 14 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,545,000 broilers, 12-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 12-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-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 – %
January
3 214,240 103 176,377 103 205,408 101 168,459 101 133,157 104
10 213,711 102 176,489 103 202,078 102 165,929 102 161,304 103
17 214,034 103 175,254 102 207,166 104 169,104 103 162,467 103
24 213,478 102 175,060 103 217,192 103 176,627 103 151,988
103
31 212,782 102 174,598 103 217,318 104 176,773 103 160,152 115*
February
7 214,203 103 174,630 103 217,343 103 177,174 103 157,177 98
14 213,357 102 174,712 102 160,545 112*

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

* Winter storm shut down slaughter plants last year.

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.