The USDA is reporting another week of year-over-year gains for broiler hatchery numbers. 252.246 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, up 351,000 on the week and 2% on the year, with average hatchability improving fractionally to 79.3%. 195.34 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, rising 959,000 from the previous week and 1% […]

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