Domestic condition of layer's replacement market in 2004

Benefit change of breeding layer determines the quantities and opportunity of middle and small sized breed farmers to replace. According to this website investigation on the selling condition of breeder of hen farms' chichen in part of Hebei, Shandong and Henan, from February to November, quantities of layer rplace by breeding farmers only has 3 period, that is not more than 5months to be in normal level or above normal levels.

In March, quantities of replace layer chicken only maintain about 2 weeks, which did not produce much effect on the poor poultry industry.

Quantities of buying layer chicken are much more in June than in March, and keeps constancy, which takes positive effect on the resuming of poultry industry.

After August, egg price and breeding benefit rises by large range, and are at peak in the first ten days of September, which greatly stimulates the breeding farmers to replacement. And then in the last ten days of September, egg price and breeding benefit fall after a rise, and accordingly, breed farmers buy a less quantities of chicken and returned to normal. Breed farmers concentrate nearly 2 months on buying layer chicken, which is higher than normal level, and greatly promote the egg production
Source: www.chinafeed.info