Source: MEATINGPLACE, 12/29/11
Commercial hatcheries in the 19-state weekly program set 194 million eggs in incubators during the week ended Dec. 24, down 5 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier.
Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 85 percent.
Broiler growers in the program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week, down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Cumulative placements from Jan. 2 through Dec. 24 were 8.42 billion, down 3 percent from the same period a year earlier.
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