U.S. broiler numbers were mixed last week.

The USDA says 242.91 million eggs went into incubation, slightly lower than the previous week, but a little bit above a year ago, heading into meat production later this month.

Average hatchability was 79.1%.

186.593 million chicks were moved into meat production, up modestly on the week, but down marginally on the year, with those birds moving to meat production this spring.

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