Broiler hatchery numbers were widely mixed over the past week. The USDA says 247.678 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, down 4.049 million on the week, at least partially due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza leading to some flock depopulation, but still up 1% on the year. Average hatchability was 79.8%. 195.421 million broiler-type […]
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