U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending December 7, 2019 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 173,590,000 broilers, a 6-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 6-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 6-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 6-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 – %
October
19 223,223 104
182,467
106
231,735 102 187,749 102 174,327 104
26 227,479
105
176,550
101
232,738 103 188,336 103 172,753 105
November
2 224,117 104
177,647
102
230,866 103 186,145 103 172,986 105
9 225,873
102
178,788
104
231,075 105 186,756 105 172,352 105
16 234,890
103
182,726
104
225,581 104 182,831 105 168,705 106
23 * 237,149
104
179,309
104
221,128 104 179,049 105 164,828 133
30 ** 233,201
99
182,206
102
226,515 103 181,694 102 129,887 78
December            
7 226,347 106 182,467 106 173,590  106

* 2018 Thanksgiving Weekend

** 2019 Thanksgiving Weekend