Broiler sets and placements were down on the week, up on the year. The USDA says 238.612 million broiler-type eggs were in incubation at the end of last week, a drop of 2.962 million on the week, but up 1% on the year, with average hatchability dipping slightly, while still holding just above 79%. 186.49 […]
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