HDR1012000150090315951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090315951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released March 15, 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 165 million eggs during the week ending March 11, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 11, 1995. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through March 11, 1995, were 2.43 billion, 5 percent above the 2.31 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 22, 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) HDR2012000150090315951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,285 25,179 25,677 25,628 25,466 25,427 AR : 27,951 28,423 28,093 28,450 28,644 29,033 DE : 4,240 4,662 4,665 4,665 4,686 4,713 FL : 2,516 2,473 2,584 2,565 2,583 2,587 GA : 25,873 25,627 26,150 26,794 *26,928 26,981 MD : 7,951 8,204 8,842 8,690 8,747 8,817 MS : 14,652 13,749 14,755 14,794 14,968 15,089 NC : 15,727 16,539 17,432 17,419 17,514 17,492 PA : 2,839 3,050 *3,158 3,322 3,211 3,125 SC : 4,295 4,378 4,351 4,366 4,362 4,338 TX : 9,556 10,672 10,809 10,694 10,933 10,994 VA : 6,451 6,471 6,478 6,447 6,525 6,511 CA, TN, & WV : *8,351 9,491 9,683 *9,451 9,572 9,878 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*155,687 158,918 *162,677 *163,285 *164,139 164,985 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 154,538 156,358 156,261 157,780 157,660 158,323 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 101 102 104 103 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090315951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 4 : Feb 11 : Feb 18 : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,647 18,600 18,196 18,659 18,339 18,635 AR : 21,305 21,573 22,741 22,589 22,480 21,524 DE : 5,574 5,768 4,745 4,628 5,311 5,813 FL : 2,608 2,697 3,113 2,616 2,851 2,687 GA : 21,378 21,794 21,388 20,900 *20,791 21,099 MD : 5,843 5,732 6,653 6,173 6,003 5,941 MS : 13,192 13,245 13,208 13,013 11,961 12,545 NC : 13,718 13,826 13,447 13,137 13,311 13,951 PA : 2,391 2,453 2,424 2,272 2,443 2,507 SC : 3,268 2,971 3,239 3,566 3,237 3,685 TX : 7,869 7,776 7,582 7,202 7,948 8,002 VA : 5,343 5,175 5,557 5,074 5,239 5,283 CA, TN, & WV : 9,280 8,415 8,844 *8,440 *9,243 9,681 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 130,416 130,025 131,137 *128,269 *129,157 131,353 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 121,755 120,301 122,351 123,298 123,984 124,852 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 107 108 107 104 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2