Poults hatched during April 2013 totaled 23.0 million, down 5 percent from April 2012, according to NASS. Poults hatched increased 6 percent from the March 2013 total of 21.7 million poults.
Net poults placed during April were down 9 percent to 22.4 million net poults. Net placements were up 6 percent from the March 2013 total of 21.2 million, NASS said.