The USDA is reporting another year-to-year increase for broiler chicken sets and placements. That trend continues to point towards larger broiler chicken production in 2024 than 2023. 249.031 million broiler-type eggs entered incubation last week, a decline of 1.274 million on the week, but up 4% on the year, with average hatchability holding at 79.5%. […]
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