U.S. total broiler slaughter for the week ending October 27 is estimated by USDA-AMS’s Poultry Market News Service to be 150,676,000 broilers, a 1-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 1-percent decrease in eggs set in 19 states, 10 weeks earlier, and no change 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 – %
September
8 185,586 100 91 159,594 100 94 195,717 99 163,893 101 139,196 98
15 184,443 103 90 160,553 100 94 193,765 99 161,182 99 154,885 97
22 187,963 100 95 159,259 101 94 196,111 100 163,663 100 154,230 96
29 185,366 102 90 154,680 100 92 195,069 100 162,437 100 155,614 99
October
6 188,017 101 95 153,946 103 91 196,294 101 162,378 101 154,442 100
13 183,140 101 91 155,853 100 96 195,058 100 162,464 100 154,088 103
20 177,099 96 90 154,258 102 91 192,962 99 160,037 99 153,519 99
27 191,718 99 159,594 100 150,676 99

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