U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending April 11 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 156,707,000 broilers, a 1-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 1-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 2-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 2-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 – %
February
21 215,619 103 173,848 102 215,019 102 176,377 103 147,776 92
28 215,939 102 174,989 104 215,494 103 176,506 103 145,754 95
March
7 213,662 101 176,235 104 214,220 102 175,426 103 154,196 103
14 213,352 101 175,817 104 214,240 103 175,214 103 156,432 101
21 213,232 102 175,742 103 213,697 102 174,573 103 159,293 105
27 216,682 103 174,226 102 214,713 103 174,597 103 157,384 104
April
4 217,546 103 174,401 102 214,439 102 174,272 102 153,000 98
11  213,486 102 173,848 102  156,707 101

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.