Broiler-type chicks hatched during May 2017 totaled 821 million, up 2 percent from May 2016 according to the National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) Chicken and Eggs report.
Eggs in incubators totaled 674 million on June 1, 2017, up 2 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 8.16 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during May 2017, up 1 percent from May 2016.
Total frozen poultry supplies on May 31, 2017 were up 4 percent from the previous month and up 4 percent from a year ago, according to NASS’ Cold Storage report. Total stocks of chicken were down 1 percent from the previous month and down 3 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 13 percent from last month and up 17 percent from May 31, 2016.
