U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending September 2 is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 170,619,000 broilers, a 2-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.

The 2-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 3-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 – %
July
15 225,901 104 182,477 102 223,491 103 182,596 102 164,523 101
22 226,824 105 182,302 103 223,487 103 181,540 101 164,568 100
29 226,414 105 183,837 102 225,059 102 183,096 101 165,294 100
August
5 227,028 105 183,373 102 225,482 103 183,476 101 163,702 101
12 223,644 103 184,235 103 224,566 102 183,090 102 163,538 101
19 225,466 105 184,011 104 227,278 103 184,541 102 164,530 100
26 224,131 103 184,062 103  224,203 103  182,303  102  163,672 100
September
2  224,523 103  182,477 102 170,619 102

All percentage changes are compared with earlier.