Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler Eggs Placed Down 2 Percent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
11 September 2003
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Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 2 Percent
Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 200 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 6, 2003.
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 Up Slightly
Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 168 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 6, 2003. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through September 6, 2003 were 6.05 billion, down 1
percent from the same period a year earlier.
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Source: USDA NASS - Broiler Hatchery Report - 10th September 2003
