Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 5 Percent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Up 5 Percent
Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the
week ending October 15, 2005. This was up 5 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 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the 19-State weekly program placed 169 million chicks for meat production during
the week ending October 15, 2005. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year
earlier.
Cumulative placements from January 2, 2005 through October 15, 2005 were 7.17 billion, up 1
percent from the same period a year earlier.
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Source: USDA NASS - Broiler Hatchery Report - 19th October 2005