Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 23, 2016, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 23, 2016, up slightly from the year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 23, 2016, down slightly from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 23, 2016, down
1 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2016 through April 23, 2016 for the United States were
2.84 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
