HDR1012000150090222951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090222951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released February 22, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 163 million eggs during the week ending February 18, 1995. This was 4 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 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 18, 1995. Placements were up 7 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through February 18, 1995, were 2.05 billion, 6 percent above the 1.94 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 March 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 (2-95) HDR2012000150090222951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,547 25,210 25,234 25,418 25,179 25,677 AR : 27,996 28,386 28,476 27,951 28,420 28,416 DE : 4,670 4,662 4,489 4,240 4,662 4,665 FL : 2,521 2,515 2,510 2,516 2,473 2,584 GA : 26,410 26,470 26,196 25,837 *25,627 26,121 MD : 8,624 8,525 8,579 7,951 8,204 8,842 MS : 14,772 14,890 14,754 14,652 14,541 14,755 NC : 16,859 16,850 16,968 15,727 16,539 17,427 PA : 3,132 3,179 3,096 2,839 3,050 3,131 SC : 4,107 4,227 4,302 *4,295 *4,378 4,351 TX : 10,537 10,528 10,227 9,556 10,672 10,809 VA : 6,430 6,450 6,455 6,451 6,471 6,478 CA, TN, & WV : 9,067 *8,701 *9,176 *8,345 *9,491 9,489 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 160,672 *160,593 *160,462 *155,778 *159,707 162,745 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 152,813 150,465 152,959 154,538 156,358 156,261 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 107 105 101 102 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090222951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 14 : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,856 18,537 19,550 18,647 18,600 18,196 AR : 22,601 21,019 22,094 21,305 21,573 22,764 DE : 5,871 5,473 5,067 5,574 5,768 4,745 FL : 2,371 3,015 2,566 2,608 2,697 3,113 GA : 20,724 21,392 21,496 21,378 *21,794 21,389 MD : 6,020 6,055 6,585 5,843 5,732 6,653 MS : 12,638 13,298 13,261 13,192 13,245 13,208 NC : 13,403 13,384 13,426 13,718 13,826 13,434 PA : 2,368 2,460 2,349 2,391 2,453 2,424 SC : 3,253 3,351 3,159 3,268 2,971 3,239 TX : 7,491 7,658 7,841 7,858 7,765 7,571 VA : 5,071 5,349 5,514 5,343 5,175 5,557 CA, TN, & WV : *9,117 *9,241 *9,043 *9,280 *8,415 8,412 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*129,784 *130,232 *131,951 *130,405 *130,014 130,705 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 122,417 123,099 122,611 121,755 120,301 122,351 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 106 108 107 108 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2