HDR1012000150090208951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090208951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released February 8, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 156 million eggs during the week ending February 4, 1995. This was 1 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 February 4, 1995. Placements were up 7 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through February 4, 1995, were 1.78 billion, 5 percent above the 1.69 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 15, 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 (2-95) HDR2012000150090208951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,696 25,742 25,547 25,210 25,234 25,418 AR : 28,146 28,207 27,996 28,513 28,376 27,943 DE : 4,616 4,663 4,670 4,662 4,489 4,240 FL : 2,537 2,588 2,521 2,515 2,510 2,516 GA : 26,473 26,474 *26,410 26,493 *26,196 26,373 MD : 8,713 8,672 8,624 8,525 8,579 7,951 MS : 14,996 14,937 14,772 14,890 14,754 14,652 NC : 16,986 16,772 16,761 16,855 16,968 15,727 PA : 3,118 3,128 3,132 3,179 3,096 2,839 SC : 4,130 4,072 4,107 4,227 4,302 4,271 TX : 10,160 10,535 *10,537 10,528 *10,227 9,556 VA : 6,410 6,422 6,430 6,450 6,455 6,451 CA, TN, & WV : *9,070 *9,643 *9,067 *8,696 *9,172 8,339 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*161,051 *161,855 *160,574 *160,743 *160,358 156,276 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 154,875 154,535 152,813 150,465 152,959 154,538 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 105 107 105 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090208951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31 : Jan 7 : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,396 18,634 18,856 18,537 19,550 18,689 AR : 22,646 22,409 22,601 21,019 22,078 21,348 DE : 4,713 5,049 5,871 5,473 5,067 5,574 FL : 2,810 2,432 2,371 3,015 2,566 2,608 GA : 21,133 21,141 20,724 21,392 *21,496 21,371 MD : 6,594 6,256 6,020 6,055 6,585 5,843 MS : 13,260 13,012 12,638 13,298 13,261 13,192 NC : 13,537 13,452 13,403 13,384 13,426 13,718 PA : 2,394 2,414 2,368 2,460 2,349 2,391 SC : 3,266 3,086 3,253 3,351 3,159 3,268 TX : 7,886 7,719 *7,491 *7,658 *7,841 7,858 VA : 4,953 5,270 5,071 5,349 5,514 5,343 CA, TN, & WV : *9,466 *9,408 *9,085 *9,245 *9,044 9,147 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*131,054 *130,282 *129,752 *130,236 *131,936 130,350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 123,158 121,688 122,417 123,099 122,611 121,755 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 107 106 106 108 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Previous year for December 31. 2