U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending June 11 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 161,172,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier. The no change in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-percent increase in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in 19 states.

Week ending Data from 19 states U.S. broilers slaughtered
Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
1 year 2 years 1 year 2 years 1 year 1 year 1
year
– 000 – % % – 000 – % % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
May
7 208,745 100 102 173,150 101 102 206,633 99 170,587 100 159,052 96
14 206,903 98 101 174,581 102 104 208,530 101 173,852 102 165,491 102
21 207,004 98 101 173,577 102 103 207,787 101 172,812 102 163,547 100
28 206,979 98 100 173,512 101 102 208,563 100 172,733 101 165,616 98
June
4 206,285 97 100 171,526 98 100 209,382 102 173,939 103 146,633 99
11 208,037 102 172,604 102 161,172 100

Note: Data in bold is subject to weekly revisions.