U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending February 21 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 149,996,000 broilers, a 6-percent decrease from the same week a year earlier.

The 6-percent decrease in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 3-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 – %
January
10 213,697 102 176,506 103 202,078 102 165,929 102 161,304 103
17 214,387 103 175,232 102 207,166 104 169,104 103 162,467 103
24 214,113 102 175,038 103 217,192 103 176,627 103 151,988 103
31 213,144 102 174,570 103 217,318 104 176,773 103 160,152 115*
February
7 213,733 103 174,508 103 217,343 103 177,174 103 157,177 98
14 214,451 103 174,020 102 213,357 102 174,712 102 156,816 109*
21 215,019 102 176,377 103  149,996 94

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

* Winter storm shut down slaughter plants last year.

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.