Louisiana Weekly Broiler Report

Broiler-type chicks placed for meat production in Louisiana were 3.45 million during the week ending May 11, 2019. Placements were up 15 percent from the comparable week in 2018 and up 1 percent from the previous week. Louisiana hatcheries set 3.79 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending May 11 2019, up 4 percent from the same period last year but down 1 percent from the previous week.