HDR1012000150090104951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090104951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released January 4, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 165 million eggs during the week ending December 31, 1994. This was 6 percent above the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 31, 1994. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 1993. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through December 31, 1994, were 1.13 billion, 5 percent above the 1.08 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * Subscription Information To subscribe to NASS reports or to order single copies, call toll free, 1-800-999-6779. You may write: ERS/NASS, 341 Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 22070. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 11, 1995. For information call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 2-2 (1-95) HDR2012000150090104951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,402 25,616 25,072 25,171 24,626 29,196 AR : 28,125 28,113 27,879 28,279 *28,351 28,146 DE : 4,567 4,575 4,260 4,115 *4,886 4,616 FL : 2,550 2,503 2,618 2,557 2,548 2,537 GA : 26,411 26,455 *26,004 26,349 *26,113 26,497 MD : 9,938 9,912 *9,906 9,803 9,924 9,922 MS : 15,073 15,029 15,027 14,965 14,919 14,996 NC : 16,767 17,001 16,532 16,629 16,774 16,986 PA : 3,395 3,241 3,203 3,329 *3,082 2,938 SC : 4,173 4,132 4,127 3,900 4,123 4,130 TX : 10,722 10,379 10,506 10,509 *10,239 10,056 VA : 5,201 5,116 5,106 5,083 *5,137 5,200 CA, TN, & WV : 8,736 9,235 9,596 8,962 *9,412 9,504 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 161,060 161,307 *159,836 159,651 *160,134 164,724 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 Total : 154,432 153,185 154,554 152,611 155,091 154,875 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 103 105 103 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090104951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 26 : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,178 18,613 18,292 17,899 19,314 18,396 AR : 19,686 21,914 22,312 22,380 *21,503 22,646 DE : 4,915 4,646 5,880 6,230 *5,437 4,713 FL : 2,613 *2,364 2,681 *3,058 2,770 2,810 GA : 20,259 21,403 20,641 21,771 *21,192 21,102 MD : 6,138 *6,537 5,841 *5,449 *6,264 6,594 MS : 11,749 13,037 12,719 13,345 13,221 13,260 NC : 12,524 13,284 13,394 13,704 13,861 13,537 PA : 2,216 2,291 2,404 2,369 *2,400 2,386 SC : 3,398 3,380 3,380 3,104 2,981 3,266 TX : 7,672 7,869 7,877 7,796 *7,745 7,888 VA : 5,563 5,103 5,135 5,106 *5,348 4,953 CA, TN, & WV : 9,243 9,038 9,004 8,819 *8,947 9,530 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 123,154 *129,479 129,560 *131,030 *130,983 131,081 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 Total : 122,687 123,528 123,847 124,323 123,096 123,158 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 100 105 105 105 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2