Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the 19 State Total Down Slightly

Apr 25, 2013

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the 19 State Total Down Slightly

Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 199 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 20, 2013. This was down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the 19 State Total Down 1 Percent

Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 20, 2013. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 30, 2012 through April 20, 2013 for the 19 State total were 2.62 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Source: USDA

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