U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending January 28 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 165,178,000 broilers, no change from the same week a year earlier.

The no change in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-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 – %
December
17 220,621 102 179,432 101 210,537 103 172,106 103 160,223 100
24 219,207 102 179,331 104 209,221 105 171,178 105 153,280 133
31 220,330 104 179,359 102 209,759 103 171,395 103 132,998 98
January
7 219,687 102 179,504 101 211,135 104 172,410 103 147,773 92
14 217,729 101 178,271 101 212,535 104 174,842 104 164,326 101
21 218,954 101 179,539 103  217,115 101  177,530 101 155,925 105
28  219,653 101  179,338 101  165,178 100

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