U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending March 7 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 162,164,000 broilers, a 8-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 8-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-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
24 214,439 102 175,214 103 217,192 103 176,627 103 151,988 103
31 213,486 102 174,573 103 217,318 104 176,773 103 160,152 115*
February
7 214,113 103 174,695 103 217,343 103 177,174 103 157,177 98
14 215,720 103 174,396 102 213,357 102 174,712 102 156,816 109*
21 215,256 103 173,924 103 215,019 102 176,377 103 147,776 92
28 214,986 102 174,888 104 215,494 103 176,506 103 145,754 95
March
7 214,220 102 175,426 103 162,164 108

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.