IFEC USA, based in Woodstock, GA, has joined the National Chicken Council as an allied member company. Travis Martin, Vice President of Operations and Engineering, will serve as the official representative to NCC.
IFEC USA is built on the experience of founders who are veterans of the poultry processing industry, combined with the out-of-the-box thinking of a young and enthusiastic team. Its aim is to bring innovation to the poultry market and allow producers to open new avenues of revenue while minimizing the need for additional manpower and changes to their daily production. To achieve this, IFEC develops small, specialized machines for the automated processing of standard poultry products into specialty products. To learn more about IFEC, visit their website here.
Online registration is now open for the National Chicken Council’s 2026 Summer Board of Directors Meeting, which will be held June 11-13 in Jackson Hole, WY. This meeting will offer a unique opportunity to discuss important matters and collaborate with fellow industry leaders. It is open to NCC board members, allied leader representatives, and invited guests only.
For more information, questions, sponsorship opportunities, or to register, please contact Polina Burko at [email protected].
The National Chicken Council is most grateful for the continuing support of our sponsors:
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U.S. total broiler slaughter data for the week ending March 14, 2026, is estimated by USDA’s Poultry Market News Service to be 173,432,000 broilers, a 4-percent increase from the same week a year earlier.
The 4-percent increase in slaughter compares with a 1-percent increase in eggs set in the United States, 10 weeks earlier, and a 1-percent increase in chicks placed 7 weeks earlier in the United States. USDA’s latest Broiler Hatchery report can be viewed here.
| U.S. Eggs Set, Chicks Placed, Broiler Slaughter Report | ||||||||||
| Week ending | Eggs set | Chicks placed | Eggs set | Chicks placed | Broilers slaughtered | |||||
| change from | change from | 10 weeks previous | 7 weeks previous | |||||||
| 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | ||||||
| – 000 – | % | – 000 – | % | – 000 – | % | – 000 – | % | – 000 – | % | |
| Feb | ||||||||||
| 7 | 254,036 | 102 | 195,573 | 102 |
254,680 | 101 | 198,663 | 102 | 178,360 | 106 |
| 14 * | 254,580 | 102 | 195,378 | 102 |
248,862 | 101 | 193,930 | 101 | 172,177 | 103 |
| 21 | 254,948 | 102 | 192,565 | 101 |
253,045 | 102 | 196,861 | 102 | 172,407 | 106 |
| 28 | 253,930 | 102 | 193,981 | 102 |
252,529 | 102 | 195,873 | 103 | 170,100 | 101 |
| Mar | ||||||||||
| 7 | 252,362 | 101 | 194,893 | 102 |
252,666 | 102 | 196,122 | 103 | 172,229 | 103 |
| 14 | 253,714 | 102 | 196,116 | 102 |
252,239 | 101 | 194,978 | 101 | 173,432 | 104 |
| 21 | — | — | — | — |
253,361 | 102 | 195,386 | 102 | — | — |
*President’s Day Holiday Weekend
