U.S. broiler meat production is forecast to total 38.9 billion pounds in 2014, up 2.9 percent from 2013, according to the “Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook” report from USDA’s Economic Research Service. The growth is expected to be spread throughout the year as processors expand production in response to lower feed costs and generally better economic conditions. The increase is expected to come from both a higher number of birds slaughtered and increases in average bird weights.