U.S. Gears Up for Multiple Hatchery Projects

While estimates are still out on exactly how U.S. egg consumption fared in 2025, one thing seems relatively certain--egg consumption remains at quite high levels in comparison with historical trends, and the per capita consumption of chicken has been steadily rising for years.This comes despite things turning south for the industry in 2024 and into 2025.That's when the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) really hit the U.S. poultry and hatchery sectors in a big way, despite c