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Broiler Hatchery AdvancesWASHINGTON - Mar 31/04 - SNS -- Broiler Hatchery continued advancing through the week ending March 27, according to the latest USDA data. Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators. This was up 3% 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 172 million chicks for meat production. Placements were up 2% from the comparable week a year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 28, 2003 through March 27, 2004 were 2.19 billion, up 2% from the same period a year earlier. The subscriber version of the article is available by Clicking here
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