Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending December 12, 2015, up slightly from a year
ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 207 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending December 12, 2015, 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 Up Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 178 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending December 12, 2015, up
slightly from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program
placed
171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 12,
2015, up slightly from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week
ending January 10, 2015 through December 12, 2015 for the United States were
8.57 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a
year earlier.

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