U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending July 11 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 159,916,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-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 – %
May
30 219,115 102 179,828 104 213,436 102 174,529 103 142,882 102
June
6 219,809 103 180,606 104 216,530 103 177,397 104 156,912 101
13 217,563 103 179,555 103 218,165 103 178,871 103 160,077 102
20 218,462 102 180,282 102 218,221 102 179,869 104 158,647 101
27 217,548 102 181,039 103 218,847 102 179,166 103 166,917 102
July
4  215,837 101 179,007 103 216,145 102 177,864 103  150,129* 109*
11 218,425 103 179,284  103  159,916 103

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

* July 4th holiday weekend.