Broiler Hatchery (Released on April 20, 2011)

摘要

Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 16, 2011. This was up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 16, 2011. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2011 through April 16, 2011 were 2.55 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.