Louisiana Weekly Broiler Report

Broiler-type chicks placed for meat production in Louisiana were 3.40 million during the week ending July 13, 2019. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 2018 and up 5 percent from the previous week. Louisiana hatcheries set 3.71 million broiler-type eggs during the week ending July 13, 2019, unchanged from the same period last year but up 1 percent from the previous week.