U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending May 5 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 162,697,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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 – %
March
24 226,919 103 183,404 101 224,892 103 179,643 101 157,454 99
31 227,995 102 183,161 101 223,524 102 178,316 100 158,696 99
April
7 228,907 103 183,982 101 224,639 102 179,610 100 158,739 98
14 229,277 103 182,139 101 226,903 103 180,964 101 159,399 99
21 229,957 103 182,871 101 225,881 102 181,145 101 161,711 102
28 230,150 104 183,847 101 227,503 102 183,214 101 160,152 97
May
5  227,616 102  182,855 101  162,697 101