Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 2%, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 2 Percent
Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the
week ending May 1, 2004. This was up 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 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 175 million chicks for meat production during
the week ending May 1, 2004. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through May 1, 2004 were 3.06 billion, up 2 percent
from the same period a year earlier.
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Source: USDA NASS - Broiler Hatchery Report - 5th May 2004