U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending September 20 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,134,000 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 – %
August
9 213,135 101 175,216 102 214,822 101 175,656 100 158,069 99
16 213,279 102 174,697 101 213,827 101 174,463 100 158,114 100
23 213,484 101 174,199 102 211,474 100 173,183 99 160,348 99
30 211,245 101 173,551 100 213,141 101 173,800 100 163,643 100
September
6 209,719 103 173,835 101 211,982 101 173,187 100 144,453 103
13 208,853 104 174,585 101 212,282 101 172,953 99 159,441 101
20 214,370 101 174,529 100 160,134 100

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.