Poultry farming

U.S. broiler chicken numbers kept rising this week, with the USDA reporting 256.077 million broiler-type eggs set into incubation, an increase of 317,000 from the prior week and 3% above last year. 256.077 million eggs were set, while the reported average hatchability edged down ...

For years U.S. livestock producers have been measured against generic global averages that often understate the efficiencies of modern domestic production. The Meat Institute released a report in April 2026 titled Emissions Factors Brief that lays out methods for companies to doc...