The 2026 broiler hatchery pace continues to run ahead of 2025, implying a year-to-year rise in chicken production. The USDA says 256.232 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, rising 1.994 million on the week and 2% on the year, with average hatchability holding at 79.2%. Placements of broiler-type chicks into incubation were 198.74 million […]
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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s continuing to monitor New World screwworm developments in the southern part of the country. The
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The chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says he’s supportive of a farm bill draft that’s been released in the
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