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Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 31, 2015, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 197 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 31, 2015, up slightly from the year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States 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 United States Down 1 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 31, 2015, down 1 percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 161 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 31, 2015, down 2 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 10, 2015 through October 31, 2015 for the United States were 7.55 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Source: USDA


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