Broiler data mixed on week, holding ahead of last year

The USDA’s broiler hatchery numbers were mixed from week-to-week. 251.319 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, 1.022 million more than the previous week and 2% above a year ago, with average hatchability improving slightly to 79.4%. 194.255 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, down 79,000 on the week, but up 2% on […]

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