U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending May 2, 2020 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 163,593,000 broilers, no-change from the same week a year earlier.

The no-change in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-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
21 239,404
104
191,748
104
239,368 105 191,456 104 171,690 107
28 238,316
102
190,688
102
237,441 104 189,981 104 169,683 105
April
4 225,812
98
184,909
99 240,683 105 191,781 104 164,732 100
11 219,727
94
177,539
95
238,818 104 190,275 103 155,111 94
18 221,680
94
178,365
95
239,736 105 190,863 104 149,720 94
25 217,580
93
171,991
92
237,916 103 188,166 102 156,020 99
May            
2



239,402 103 191,148 103  163,593 100