There were minimal changes to broiler sets and placements over the past week. The USDA says 249.275 million broiler-type chicks were set into incubation, down 225,000 on the week, but up slightly on the year, with average hatchability improving just a little to 79%. Placements of broiler-type chicks into meat production were 192.428 million head, […]
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