U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending May 12 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 155,751,000 broilers, a 6-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 6-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 5-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 5-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 – %
March
24 196,488 94 95 164,705 95 97 193,079 94 160,767 95 150,600 94
31 198,100 95 96 165,716 96 98 193,909 95 161,948 97 149,755 95
April
7 199,312 96 97 165,207 96 98 193,924 95 161,282 96 147,760
91*
14 199,675 96 95 164,782 95 96 193,162 94 160,547 95 153,060
96
21 200,089 96 97 166,196 97 98 195,481 96 163,347 97 154,825
97
28 196,834 95 95 166,903 97 98 194,663 94 162,714 96 152,792
99
May
5 199,168 96 96 166,047 96 96 195,259 95 163,012 96 151,715
95
12 197,687 95 164,705 95 155,751
94

*In 2011, the Easter holiday was on Sunday, April 24.

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