U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending September 15 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 154,523,000 broilers, a 3-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 1-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent increase 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 – %
July
28 196,294 101 94 161,182 99 95 200,720 97 167,324 99 158,180
99
August
4 195,058 100 94 163,663 100 96 201,023 98 167,445 99 154,911
98
11 193,024 99 93 162,446 100 94 201,501 98 167,758 100 155,961
100
18 191,782 99 93 162,387 101 94 199,864 98 165,771 98 157,872
99
25 192,509 100 93 162,473 100 95 196,536 98 163,659 99 157,800
100
September
1 189,342 100 92 160,046 99 94 195,500 99 163,204 99 156,776
97
8 186,325 101 91 159,596 100 94 195,717 99 163,893 101 139,196
98
15  — 193,765 99 161,182 99 154,523
97

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