U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 21, 2021 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 171,601,000 broilers, no-change from the same week a year earlier.

The no-change in slaughter compares with an 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-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 – %
July
10 239,340 104
185,949
97
239,599 111 187,848 108 146,850 89
17 237,208
102 186,479
98
240,544 107 188,131 104 163,075 101
24 241,340
106
186,494
99
239,247 105 186,845 101 170,063 104
31 239,163
105
186,693
101
240,138 105 188,241 102 165,247 100
August
7 240,466
104
184,064
98
240,260 102 187,856 99 164,748 100
14 236,613
103
187,213
102
241,112 102 188,832 100 168,161 100
21



239,666 102 187,097 98 171,601 100