U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending September 13 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,674,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1 percent decrease 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 – %
August
2 213,722 103 174,529 100 213,942 101 174,875 100 156,175 99
9 213,135 101 175,215 102 214,822 101 175,656 100 158,069 99
16 213,208 102 174,697 101 213,827 101 174,463 100 158,114 100
23 213,415 101 174,180 102 211,474 100 173,183 99 160,348 99
30 211,176 101 173,576 100 213,141 101 173,800 100 163,643 100
September
6 209,982 103 174,074 101 211,982 101 173,187 100 144,453 103
13 212,282 101 172,953 99  160,674 102

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.