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Broiler Hatchery Downturn Continues
WASHINGTON - Mar 12/03 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity continued to decline in the United States during the week ending March 8 in comparison to last year.
The latest USDA data shows commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators. This was down 2% from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier.
Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83%. 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 164 million chicks for meat production. Placements were down 5% from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29, 2002 through March 8, 2003 were 1.65 billion, down 2% from the same period a year earlier.
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