How Broilers are Marketed

Over 60 years of data detailing how broilers are marketed in the US.

Year	Whole	Cut-up/Parts	Further Processed
		percent
1962	83	15	2
1963	81	16	3
1964	80	18	2
1965	78	19	3
1966	77	20	3
1967	74	22	4
1968	72	23	5
1969	71	25	4
1970	70	26	4
1971	66	28	6
1972	65	30	5
1973	62	31	7
1974	63	31	6
1975	61	32	7
1976	58	35	7
1977	54	38	8
1978	54	38	8
1979	54	37	9
1980	50	40	10
1981	45	44	11
1982	40	48	12
1983	34	52	15
1984	31	52	17
1985	29	53	18
1986	22	57	21
1987	22	56	22
1988	20	57	24
1989	19	57	24
1990	18	56	26
1991	16	56	28
1992	15	55	30
1993	13	54	33
1994	12	54	34
1995	10	53	36
1996	11	50	38
1997	12	48	40
1998	12	47	41
1999	10	46	43
2000	10	44	46
2001	11	43	47
2002	10	43	47
2003	10	43	48
2004	10	43	48
2005	11	43	46
2006	11	43	46
2007	11	43	46
2008	11	42	47
2009	12	42	46
2010	12	43	45
2011	12	42	46
2012	12	41	47
2013	11	41	48
2014	11	41	48
2015	11	40	49
2016	10	40	50
2017	10	40	50
2018	10	40	50
2019	9	39	51
2020	9	40	50
2021	9	40	50
2022	9	39	51
2023	8	39	52
2024*	8	39	52
1/ Based on share of pounds of chicken, ready-to-cook weight basis, devoted to each category, not the product weight derived for each category.

1 Based on share of pounds of chicken, ready-to-cook weight basis, devoted to each category, not the product weight derived for each category.

Source: USDA for 1962 through 1989. February 7, 2019

Note: 2000 through current data based on NCC’s Broiler Industry Marketing Survey Biennial Report.