U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending September 3 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 171,786,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with no change 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
23 217,082 101 176,724 100 217,592 99 178,923 99 164,366 102
30 215,256 100 180,196 101 220,103 101 180,501 100 165,141 102
August
6 216,882 101 179,132 101 219,689 100 181,208 100 162,332 100
13 218,473 102 178,248 101 218,149 99 179,982 99 162,697 101
20 215,263 101 177,144 100 219,890 101 181,093 101 163,899 101
27 217,246 102 178,356 101 217,618 100 178,851 100 164,469 100
September
3 218,166 100 179,443 100  171,786 102

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