HDR1012000150090308951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090308951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released March 8, 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 164 million eggs during the week ending March 4, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 129 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 4, 1995. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through March 4, 1995, were 2.30 billion, 5 percent above the 2.18 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 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 (3-95) HDR2012000150090308951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : Mar 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,234 25,285 25,179 25,677 25,628 25,466 AR : 28,476 27,951 *28,423 *28,093 *28,450 28,644 DE : 4,489 4,240 4,662 4,665 4,665 4,686 FL : 2,510 2,516 2,473 2,584 2,565 2,583 GA : 26,196 *25,873 25,627 26,150 *26,794 26,900 MD : 8,579 7,951 8,204 8,842 8,690 8,747 MS : 14,754 14,652 *13,749 14,755 14,794 14,968 NC : 16,968 15,727 16,539 17,432 17,419 17,514 PA : 3,096 2,839 3,050 3,131 *3,322 3,211 SC : 4,302 4,295 4,378 4,351 4,366 4,362 TX : 10,227 9,556 10,672 10,809 10,694 10,933 VA : 6,455 6,451 6,471 6,478 6,447 6,525 CA, TN, & WV : 9,176 8,345 9,491 9,683 *9,450 9,572 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 160,462 *155,681 *158,918 *162,650 *163,284 164,111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 152,959 154,538 156,358 156,261 157,780 157,660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 101 102 104 103 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090308951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 28 : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : Mar 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 19,550 18,647 18,600 18,196 *18,659 18,339 AR : 22,094 21,305 21,573 *22,741 *22,589 22,480 DE : 5,067 5,574 5,768 4,745 4,628 5,311 FL : 2,566 2,608 2,697 3,113 2,616 2,851 GA : 21,496 21,378 21,794 21,388 *20,900 20,734 MD : 6,585 5,843 5,732 6,653 6,173 6,003 MS : 13,261 13,192 13,245 13,208 13,013 11,961 NC : 13,426 13,718 13,826 13,447 13,137 13,311 PA : 2,349 2,391 2,453 2,424 *2,272 2,443 SC : 3,159 3,268 2,971 3,239 3,566 3,237 TX : 7,841 *7,869 *7,776 *7,582 *7,202 7,948 VA : 5,514 5,343 5,175 5,557 5,074 5,239 CA, TN, & WV : 8,987 9,280 8,415 8,844 *8,437 9,239 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 131,895 *130,416 *130,025 *131,137 *128,266 129,096 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 122,611 121,755 120,301 122,351 123,298 123,984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 108 107 108 107 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2