Louisiana Weekly Broiler Report

Broiler-type chicks placed for meat production in Louisiana were 3.27 million during the week ending March 9, 2019. Placements were up 9 percent from the comparable week in 2018 and up 1 percent from the previous week. Louisiana hatcheries set 3.80 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending March 9, 2019, up 5 percent from the same period last year but unchanged from the previous week.