Broiler sets and placements both saw week-to-week and year-to-year improvements. The USDA says 250.167 million broiler-type eggs went into incubation last week, up 406,000 from the previous week and slightly from a year ago, with average hatchability of 78.6%. 192.029 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, rising 635,000 on the week and modestly […]
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