U.S. Broiler Performance

1925 to Present

Year	Market Age average days	Market Weight pounds, liveweight	Feed to Meat Gain pounds of feed to one pound of broiler, liveweight	Mortality percent
1925	112	2.5	4.7	18
1935	98	2.86	4.4	14
1940	85	2.89	4	12
1945	84	3.03	4	10
1950	70	3.08	3	8
1955	70	3.07	3	7
1960	63	3.35	2.5	6
1965	63	3.48	2.4	6
1970	56	3.62	2.25	5
1975	56	3.76	2.1	5
1980	53	3.93	2.05	5
1985	49	4.19	2	5
1990	48	4.37	2	5
1995	47	4.67	1.95	5
2000	47	5.03	1.95	5
2005	48	5.37	1.95	4
2006	48	5.47	1.96	5
2007	48	5.51	1.95	4.5
2008	48	5.58	1.93	4.3
2009	47	5.59	1.92	4.1
2010	47	5.7	1.92	4
2011	47	5.8	1.92	3.9
2012	47	5.85	1.9	3.7
2013	47	5.92	1.88	3.7
2014	47	6.01	1.89	4.3
2015	48	6.12	1.89	4.8
2016	47	6.16	1.86	4.5
2017	47	6.20	1.83	4.5
2018	47	6.26	1.82	5.0
2019	47	6.32	1.80	5.0
2020	47	6.41	1.79	5.0
2021	47	6.46	1.79	5.3
2022	47	6.56	1.77	5.3
2023	47	6.54	1.75	5.7

National Chicken Council
February 2024

Source: All data are from USDA or other reliable source. No estimated or forward-looking figures are provided by NCC.

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