More year-over-year gains in broiler sets, placements

Broiler sets and placements continue to run faster than last year’s pace. The USDA says 248.567 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, rising 497,000 on the week and 3% on the year, with average hatchability at 79%, near recent weeks. 191.335 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, falling 354,000 from the previous […]

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