Louisiana Weekly Broiler Report

Broiler-type chicks placed for meat production in Louisiana were 3.34 million during the week ending June 1, 2019. Placements were up 9 percent from the comparable week in 2018 but down 5 percent from the previous week. Louisiana hatcheries set 3.73 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending June 1 2019, up 3 percent from the same period last year but down 1 percent from the previous week.