U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending February 25 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 162,849,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-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
14 217,842 101 178,295 101 212,535 104 174,842 104 164,326 101
21 220,163 102 179,507 103 217,115 101 177,530 101 155,925 105
28 220,188 102 179,099 101 219,653 101 179,338 101 163,881 100
February
4 219,480 102 177,110 101 219,957 102 179,432 101 162,401 103
11 220,617 102 178,800 101 219,852 105 179,331 104 162,204 103
18 222,598 103 178,997 101 219,622 102 179,215 101 159,794 102
25  220,621  102  179,418 102 162,849 103

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