U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 24, 2019 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 177,254,000 broilers, a 6-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 6-percent increase in slaughter compares with no change 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 – %
July
13 231,840
102
188,488
101
232,731 101 188,414 102 171,800 104
20 232,870
101
185,142
100
232,921 101 189,101 102 167,859 102
27 233,185
102
188,723
101
234,839 101 190,476 101 169,641 102
August
3 232,458
101
187,612
102
234,000 101 189,588 101 172,347 102
10 230,956
102
188,252
101
235,501 101 190,382 101 172,355 103
17 232,257
103
189,027
102
234,675 101 189,707 101 173,998 103
24



230,304 100 187,590 101 177,254 106