Data from 19 states
Eggs set Chicks
placed
Eggs set Chicks
placed
U.S.
broilers
slaughtered
change from Change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
Week
ending
1 year 2 years 1 year 2 years 1 year 1 year 1 year
– 000 – % % – 000 – % % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
March
19 208,938 101 104 170,491 100 99 205,419 102 168,493 102 160,009 100
26 208,627 102 104 173,792 103 104 205,099 102 168,151 103 158,041 100
April
2 207,796 102 102 172,680 102 102 204,116 101 167,953 102 162,524 104
9 203,933 101 167,473 101 159,885 100

U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 9 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 159,885,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.  The no change in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent increase in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in 19 states.

Note:  Data in bold is subject to weekly revisions.