Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broilers Produced Report

On February 10, 2012, in Eggs Set-Chicks Placed-Slaughter Report, by Phouth Gonzalez

U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending February 11 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 150,675,000 broilers, a 5-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 5-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 5-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-percent decrease in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in 19 states.

Week ending Data from 19 states
Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous U.S. broilers slaughtered
1 year 2 years 1 year 2 years 1 year 1 year 1
year
– 000 – % % – 000 – % % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
December
17 195,088 95 95 162,531 96 97 186,672 93 152,828 92 148,975 91
24 195,867 95 96 163,187 97 98 182,402 93 148,671 92 136,566 101
31 193,364 95 95 162,903 96 96 184,019 92 151,506 92 126,173 96
January
7 193,209 94 95 161,868 96 96 185,891 93 153,756 93 135,215* 81
14 193,584 94 94 162,978 97 97 187,040 94 157,822 96 153,922 103
21 194,201 95 95 160,955 96 96 194,710 95 161,487 96 147,103 90
28 194,388 95 95 161,126 96 96 195,705 95 163,290 97 152,226 94
February
4 193,033 94 95 160,320 95 95 195,228 94 162,531 96 151,562 97
11 — — — — — — 194,665 95 163,187 97 150,675 95

In 2011, the New Years holiday was during the week ending January 1.

Note: Data in bold is subject to weekly revisions. All percentage changes are compared with year earlier.

 



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