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

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