U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending June 28 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 162,260,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier. The no change in slaughter compares with a 3-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent increase in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States.

U.S. Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report
Week ending Eggs set Chicks placed Eggs set Chicks placed Broilers slaughtered
change from change from 10 weeks previous 7 weeks previous
1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year 1
year
– 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – % – 000 – %
May
17 212,992 100 172,187 100 210,829 101 171,651 100 154,200 98
24 213,942 101 172,907 100 210,365 101 171,577 100 157,944 99
31 214,810 101 171,570 99 208,289 100 169,458 99 139,663 101
June
7 213,964 101 173,448 99 209,724 100 170,313 99 155,488 100
14 211,488 100 174,732 100 211,779 102 172,870 101 156,540 100
21 212,786 101 175,681 100 212,680 101 173,072 100 156,563 101
28 213,423 103 173,842 101 162,260 100

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

Special Note

Revisions were also made to the December 29, 2013 to March 1, 2014 time period to provide consistency between historic revisions in the Hatchery Production 2013 Summary, published April 15, 2014. Please visit the NASS website at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ and utilize the Quick Stats Tools for complete data.