Broiler sets, placements up on the year

The USDA’s reporting another year-over-year rise in broiler hatchery numbers. 243.356 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, up 6.31 million on the week and 5% on the year, with average hatchability holding just below 80% at 79.8%. 192.361 million broiler-type chicks entered meat production, 355,000 less than the previous week, but 4% […]

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