U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending November 21 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 157,267,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent decrease 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 – %
October
10 203,616 98 162,037 96 215,050 101 176,549 101 158,791 99
17 199,269 98 170,186 99 214,343 100 175,990 101 162,947 104
24 203,810 99 164,072 99 213,084 100 175,268 100 162,527 103
31 204,543 101 167,326 99 212,564 99 174,676 100 151,531 96
November
7 203,778 98 164,025 99 212,492 100 174,911 101 160,795 101
14 212,783 98 166,737 99 208,592 99 171,429 100 158,615 101
21 207,235 99 170,864 100 157,267 101

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