U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending October 30, 2021 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 168,517,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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 – %
September
18 228,622
101
182,686
98
239,340 104 186,670 101 168,142 99
25 234,584
106
180,690
97
236,939 102 183,894 98 167,987 98
October
2 230,316
102
179,347
99
239,787 105 186,476 102 168,498 99
9 230,357
107
177,473
98
238,654 104 185,815 101 169,414 101
16 228,956
102
180,950
102
239,338 103 185,823 100 168,101 100
23 233,536
106
177,967
98
238,262 103 184,703 99 167,229 100
30



239,045 103 185,512 99 168,517 101