USDA data continues to point to higher broiler chicken production in 2025. 250.314 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, dipping 283,000 head on the week, but rising 1% on the year, with average hatchability steady at 79.4%. 193.991 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, an increase of 866,000 from the […]
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