HDR1012000150090125951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090125951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released January 25, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 7 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 161 million eggs during the week ending January 21, 1995. This was 7 percent above the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 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 130 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 21, 1995. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through January 21, 1995, were 1.52 billion, 5 percent above the 1.45 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 February 1, 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) HDR2012000150090125951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,328 24,626 25,696 25,700 25,547 25,210 AR : 28,279 28,397 28,146 *28,219 *27,996 28,513 DE : 4,115 4,886 4,616 4,663 4,670 4,662 FL : 2,557 2,548 2,537 2,588 2,521 2,515 GA : 26,349 26,113 25,904 26,335 *26,116 26,481 MD : 9,803 9,924 9,922 9,882 9,834 9,734 MS : 14,965 14,919 14,996 14,937 14,772 14,890 NC : 16,629 16,774 16,986 16,772 16,761 16,855 PA : 3,329 3,082 *3,118 3,128 3,132 3,220 SC : 3,900 4,123 4,130 4,072 4,107 4,227 TX : 10,509 10,080 *10,160 10,535 *10,529 10,528 VA : 5,083 5,137 5,200 5,212 5,220 5,240 CA, TN, & WV : 8,962 9,478 9,045 9,618 9,042 8,671 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 159,808 160,087 *160,456 *161,661 *160,247 160,746 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 152,611 155,091 154,875 154,535 152,813 150,465 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 103 104 105 105 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090125951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 17 : Dec 24 : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,899 19,314 18,396 18,634 18,856 18,537 AR : 22,380 21,503 22,646 *22,409 *22,601 21,157 DE : 6,230 5,437 4,713 5,049 5,871 5,473 FL : 3,058 2,770 2,810 *2,432 2,371 3,015 GA : 21,771 21,192 21,102 21,141 *20,724 21,335 MD : 5,449 6,264 6,594 6,256 6,020 6,055 MS : 13,345 13,221 13,260 13,012 12,638 13,298 NC : 13,704 13,861 13,537 13,452 13,403 13,384 PA : 2,369 2,400 2,394 2,414 2,368 2,459 SC : 3,104 2,981 3,266 3,086 3,253 3,351 TX : 7,794 7,743 7,886 7,719 7,482 7,657 VA : 5,106 5,348 4,953 5,270 5,071 5,013 CA, TN, & WV : 8,738 8,874 9,449 9,390 9,068 9,227 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 130,947 130,908 131,006 *130,264 *129,726 129,961 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 124,323 123,096 123,158 121,688 122,417 123,099 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 106 106 107 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Previous year except January. 2