U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending December 20 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 160,345,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 4-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 4-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 – %
November
8 207,166 104 165,914 103 211,953 101 173,069 101 159,678 102
15 216,807 103 168,828 101 209,823 103 170,570 102 157,411 103
22 217,318 104 165,559 102 207,925 103 169,747 103 156,373 102
29 217,971 104 169,106 103 205,094 103 168,889 103 123,956* 101*
December
6 212,518 102 176,529 103 208,469 102 171,233 102 161,664 108
13 213,945 102 176,803 103 202,347 105 165,015 104 156,650 99
20  206,796  104  168,840  104 160,345 103

* Thanksgiving Holiday

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.