Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report

Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 2 Percent

Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 27, 2007. This was down 2 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 Down 2 Percent

Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 172 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 27, 2007. Placements were down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Cumulative placements from December 31, 2006 through January 27, 2007 were 690 million, down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

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