USDA : U.S. Broiler Hatchery Report

Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 1 Percent               

Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 13, 2010.  This was up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier.  Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent.  Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Broiler Chicks Placed Up Slightly                       
                                                                               
Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 170 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 13, 2010.  Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.  Cumulative placements from January 3, 2010 through March 13, 2010 were 1.67 billion, down slightly from the same period a year earlier. 

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Source : USDA