U.S. Broiler Production

Total ready-to-cook production deemed wholesome and non-federally inspected chicken less further processed/cut-up meat condemned under federal inspection

Year	Production	Change From Previous Year
	Million pounds ready-to-cook basis.	percent
1950	1,381
1951	1,739	25.9
1952	1,889	8.6
1953	2,091	10.7
1954	2,362	13.0
1955	2,412	2.1
1956	3,074	27.4
1957	3,372	9.7
1958	3,910	16.0
1959	4,149	6.1
1960	4,335	4.5
1961	4,944	14.0
1962	4,997	1.1
1963	5,269	5.4
1964	5,444	3.3
1965	5,877	8.0
1966	6,437	9.5
1967	6,552	1.8
1968	6,653	1.5
1969	7,175	7.8
1970	7,687	7.1
1971	7,724	0.5
1972	8,147	5.5
1973	7,962	-2.3
1974	8,034	0.9
1975	8,020	-0.2
1976	9,012	12.4
1977	9,279	3.0
1978	9,902	6.7
1979	10,926	10.3
1980	11,252	3.0
1981	11,868	4.7
1982	11,996	1.1
1983	12,326	2.8
1984	12,921	4.8
1985	13,520	4.6
1986	14,180	4.9
1987	15,413	8.7
1988	16,007	3.9
1989	17,227	7.6
1990	18,430	7.0
1991	19,591	6.3
1992	20,904	6.7
1993	22,015	5.3
1994	23,666	7.5
1995	24,827	4.9
1996	26,124	5.2
1997	27,041	3.5
1998	27,612	2.1
1999	29,468	6.7
2000	30,209	2.5
2001	30,938	2.4
2002	31,895	3.1
2003	32,399	1.6
2004	33,699	4.0
2005	34,986	3.8
2006	35,120	0.4
2007	35,772	1.9
2008	36,511	2.1
2009	35,131	-3.8
2010	36,515	3.9
2011	36,804	0.8
2012	36,643	-0.4
2013	37,425	2.1
2014	38,153	1.9
2015	39,620	3.8
2016	40,261	1.6
2017	41,217	2.4
2018	42,145	4.2
2019	43,905	3.1
2020	44,583	1.5
2021	44,899	0.7
2022	46,207	2.9
2023	46,387	0.4
2024	46,994	1.3
2025 estimate	47,925	2.0
2026 forecast	48,300	0.8

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS)/USDA/Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook
Updated September 2025

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