2026 broiler placements running 2% ahead of 2025

USDA data continues to point towards rising U.S. chicken production. 255.739 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation last week, down 280,000 from the previous week, but up 2% from a year ago. Average hatchability was 79.3%. 198.455 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, up 1.136 million on the week and 4% on […]

The post 2026 broiler placements running 2% ahead of 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.