U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending July 23 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 165,446,000 broilers, a 3-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 3-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent decrease in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent decrease 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 – %
June
11 219,890 101 180,501 100 216,253 99 178,144 100 165,572 103
18 216,970 99 181,208 100 217,103 99 178,147 99 164,502 104
25 217,493 99 179,991 99 215,867 99 177,553 99 165,572 102
July
2 214,479 100 180,761 101 217,521 101 178,437 100 163,784 109
9 217,580 101 178,368 100 216,762 99 178,624 100 144,832 92
16 217,397 101 178,593 100 217,749 99 179,614 100 162,953 102
23 217,592 99 178,923 99  165,446 103

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