Released July 13, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending July 9, 2016, up 1 percent from a year
ago.
Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators
during the week ending July 9, 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 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 178 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending July 9, 2016, down 1
percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program
placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 9,
2016, down
1 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 9, 2016 through July 9, 2016 for the United States were 4.81
billion.
Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Released July 13, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
