U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 3, 2019 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 174,265,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-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 – %
June
22 233,016
101
190,382
101
233,526 102 188,859 102 169,609 103
29 229,177 100
189,707
101
234,705 102 190,208 103 176,310 103
July
6 232,937
101
187,590
101
234,096 101 189,529 102 152,247 105
13 231,995
102
188,488
101
232,731 101 188,414 102 171,800 104
20 233,478
102
185,140
100
232,921 101 189,101 102 167,859 102
27 231,851
101
188,707
101
234,839 101 190,476 101 169,641 102
August            
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234,000 101 189,588 101 174,265  103