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Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 21, 2017, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 21, 2017, up 1 percent from the year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 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 Up 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 180 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 21, 2017, up 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed
173 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 21, 2017, up 3 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2017 through January 21, 2017 for the United States were 537 million. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set – 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 and 2017
