HDR1012000150090111951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090111951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released January 11, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 162 million eggs during the week ending January 7, 1995. This was 5 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 7 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 130 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 7, 1995. Placements were up 7 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through January 7, 1995, were 1.26 billion, 5 percent above the 1.20 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 18, 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) HDR2012000150090111951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,616 25,072 *25,328 24,626 *25,696 25,620 AR : 28,113 27,879 28,279 28,351 28,146 28,252 DE : 4,575 4,260 4,115 4,886 4,616 4,663 FL : 2,503 2,618 2,557 2,548 2,537 2,588 GA : 26,455 26,004 26,349 26,113 26,497 26,375 MD : 9,912 9,906 9,803 9,924 9,922 9,881 MS : 15,029 15,027 14,965 14,919 14,996 14,937 NC : 17,001 16,532 16,629 16,774 16,986 16,772 PA : 3,241 3,203 3,329 3,082 *2,868 3,128 SC : 4,132 4,127 3,900 4,123 4,130 4,072 TX : 10,379 10,506 10,509 10,239 10,056 10,525 VA : 5,116 5,106 5,083 5,137 5,200 5,212 CA, TN, & WV : 9,235 9,596 8,962 *9,418 *9,045 9,618 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 161,307 159,836 *159,808 *160,140 *160,695 161,643 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 153,185 154,554 152,611 155,091 154,875 154,535 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 103 105 103 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090111951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 3 : Dec 10 : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,613 18,292 17,899 19,314 18,396 18,634 AR : 21,914 22,312 22,380 21,503 22,646 22,422 DE : 4,646 5,880 6,230 5,437 4,713 5,141 FL : 2,364 2,681 3,058 2,770 2,810 2,189 GA : 21,403 20,641 21,771 21,192 21,102 21,172 MD : 6,537 5,841 5,449 6,264 6,594 6,047 MS : 13,037 12,719 13,345 13,221 13,260 13,012 NC : 13,284 13,394 13,704 13,861 13,537 13,452 PA : 2,291 2,404 2,369 2,400 *2,394 2,414 SC : 3,380 3,380 3,104 2,981 3,266 3,064 TX : *7,868 *7,876 *7,794 *7,743 *7,886 7,719 VA : 5,103 5,135 5,106 5,348 4,953 5,270 CA, TN, & WV : 9,038 9,004 8,819 *8,955 9,530 9,390 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*129,478 *129,559 *131,028 *130,989 *131,087 129,926 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 123,528 123,847 124,323 123,096 123,158 121,688 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 105 106 106 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Prior year except January. 2