U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending July 11, 2020 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 167,823,000 broilers, 2-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 4-percent decrease in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-percent decrease 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 – %
May
30 235,812
100
184,601
97
239,404 104 178,580 96 145,550 98
June
6 235,859
100
185,168
97
238,316 102 178,391 95 161,798 96
13 236,102
102
189,766
100
228,192 99 171,216 92 162,762 96
20 234,303
100
189,555
99
217,950 93 164,168 87 161,890 95
27 232,269
101
190,469
100
223,188 95 176,754 93 164,757 93
July            
4 230,799
99
191,030
102
214,705 92 173,563 91  147,821 97
11



223,846 96 181,083 96  167,823 98