Broilers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture raised its expectations for poultry production in 2027, with broiler output pushed higher as producers respond to favorable margins and strong domestic demand. The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates now forecasts broiler production at ...

The shift to measurable, outcome-based metrics is reshaping broiler welfare on U.S. farms, Karen Christensen, senior director for Animal Welfare at Tyson Foods, told attendees at the 2026 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference. Producers, integrators and retailers are moving toward standard...

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 ...