Broiler production slightly higher

Broiler eggs set in incubators climbed 1 percent, the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. Hatcheries in the United States set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 1, 2014, while hatcheries in the 19 state weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators for the week. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Read More