Louisiana Weekly Broiler Report

Broiler-type chicks placed for meat production in Louisiana were 3.31 million during the week ending April 6, 2019. Placements were up 12 percent from the comparable week in 2018 but down slightly from the previous week. Louisiana hatcheries set 3.65 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending April 6, 2019, down 2 percent from the same period last year but unchanged from the previous week.