Broiler placements stay ahead of 2024 pace

2025 broiler hatchery numbers remain on pace to top 2024. The USDA says 252.107 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, falling 800,000 from the previous week, but rising 1% from a year ago, with average hatchability 79.1%. 194.485 million broiler-type chicks entered meat production, up 750,000 on the week and 1% on […]

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Cash dairy prices start May mostly steady

Cash dairy prices were mostly steady on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6975.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.64.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.63 to $1.6450.