Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report

US - Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 1 percent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report - US - Broiler Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 1 percent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down 1 Percent

Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 13, 2005. This was down 1 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 Up Slightly

Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 13, 2005. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through August 13, 2005 were 5.63 billion, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

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Source: USDA NASS - Broiler Hatchery Report - 17th August 2005

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