HDR1012000150090301951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090301951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released March 1, 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 25, 1995. This was 4 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 128 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 25, 1995. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through February 25, 1995, were 2.17 billion, 6 percent above the 2.06 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 8, 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 (3-95) HDR2012000150090301951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,210 25,234 *25,285 25,179 25,677 25,628 AR : 28,386 28,476 27,951 28,420 28,416 28,647 DE : 4,662 4,489 4,240 4,662 4,665 4,665 FL : 2,515 2,510 2,516 2,473 2,584 2,565 GA : 26,470 26,196 25,837 25,627 *26,150 26,817 MD : 8,525 8,579 7,951 8,204 8,842 8,690 MS : 14,890 14,754 14,652 14,541 14,755 14,794 NC : 16,850 16,968 15,727 16,539 *17,432 17,419 PA : 3,179 3,096 2,839 3,050 3,131 3,268 SC : 4,227 4,302 4,295 4,378 4,351 4,366 TX : 10,528 10,227 9,556 10,672 10,809 10,694 VA : 6,450 6,455 6,451 6,471 6,478 6,447 CA, TN, & WV : 8,701 9,176 8,345 9,491 *9,683 9,447 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 160,593 160,462 *155,645 159,707 *162,973 163,447 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 150,465 152,959 154,538 156,358 156,261 157,780 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 107 105 101 102 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090301951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 21 : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,537 19,550 18,647 18,600 18,196 18,827 AR : 21,019 22,094 21,305 21,573 22,764 22,560 DE : 5,473 5,067 5,574 5,768 4,745 4,628 FL : 3,015 2,566 2,608 2,697 3,113 2,616 GA : 21,392 21,496 21,378 21,794 *21,388 20,875 MD : 6,055 6,585 5,843 5,732 6,653 6,173 MS : 13,298 13,261 13,192 13,245 13,208 13,013 NC : 13,384 13,426 13,718 13,826 *13,447 13,137 PA : 2,460 2,349 2,391 2,453 2,424 2,236 SC : 3,351 3,159 3,268 2,971 3,239 3,566 TX : 7,658 7,841 7,858 7,765 7,571 7,192 VA : 5,349 5,514 5,343 5,175 5,557 5,074 CA, TN, & WV : *9,185 *8,987 9,280 8,415 *8,844 8,416 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*130,176 *131,895 130,405 130,014 *131,149 128,313 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 123,099 122,611 121,755 120,301 122,351 123,298 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 108 107 108 107 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2