U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending August 16 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 157,743,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

The no change in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and no change 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 – %
July
5 212,282 101 173,183 99 211,721 102 172,187 100 138,336* 100*
12 214,364 101 173,800 100 212,110 101 172,907 100 155,821 99
19 214,949 103 173,187 100 211,064 100 171,571 99 157,221 101
26 214,406 102 172,953 99 212,992 100 173,560 99 157,630 100
August
2 213,941 103 174,459 100 213,942 101 174,875 100 156,175 99
9 214,220 102 175,295 102 214,822 101 175,656 100 158,069 99
16 213,827 101 174,463 100 157,743 100

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

* July 4th holiday weekend.

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.