Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent

Sep 10, 2015

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 5, 2015, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 5, 2015, down 1 percent from the year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividingchicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 5, 2015, up slightly from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 5, 2015, up slightly from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 10, 2015 through September 5, 2015 for the United States were 6.20 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Source: USDA

Video: Season 6, Episode 7: Takeaways from the Second International Conference on Pig Livability

This year’s conference fostered open, engaging conversations around current research in the swine industry, bringing together hundreds of attendees from 31 states and six countries. Two leaders who helped organize the event joined today’s episode: Dr. Joel DeRouchey, professor and swine extension specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University, and Dr. Edison Magalhaes, assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Iowa State University. They share key takeaways from the conference, including the importance of integrating data when evaluating whole-herd livability, building a culture of care among employees and adopting new technologies. Above all, the discussion reinforces that this industry remains, at its core, a people business.