HDR1012000150090405951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090405951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released April 5, 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 April 1, 1995. This was up 4 percent from 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 134 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 1, 1995. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through April 1, 1995, were 2.84 billion, 5 percent above the 2.69 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 April 12, 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 (4-95) HDR2012000150090405951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,628 25,566 25,375 25,718 25,807 25,262 AR : 28,450 28,644 29,033 28,741 27,989 28,533 DE : 4,665 4,686 4,713 4,552 4,502 4,706 FL : *2,661 *2,690 *2,732 *2,694 *2,653 2,682 GA : *26,784 *26,922 *26,841 26,721 *28,014 27,316 MD : 8,690 8,747 8,817 8,818 8,706 8,925 MS : 14,794 14,968 15,089 14,998 14,566 15,186 NC : *17,564 *17,674 *17,453 17,985 17,234 17,920 PA : 3,322 3,211 3,125 3,201 *3,261 3,387 SC : 4,366 4,362 4,338 4,145 4,248 4,239 TX : 10,766 10,933 10,994 10,981 10,948 10,983 VA : 6,447 6,525 6,511 *6,519 6,313 6,532 CA, TN, & WV : 9,451 9,574 9,864 9,886 9,529 8,890 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*163,588 *164,502 *164,885 *164,959 *163,770 164,561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 157,780 157,660 158,323 158,683 157,181 158,118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 104 104 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090405951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 25 : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,659 18,339 18,597 19,251 18,901 19,065 AR : 22,589 22,480 21,524 22,979 21,945 22,689 DE : 4,628 5,311 5,813 5,980 5,001 5,273 FL : 2,616 2,851 2,687 *2,576 *2,815 2,552 GA : *20,928 *20,819 21,199 21,742 *22,070 22,412 MD : 6,173 6,003 5,941 5,800 6,277 5,550 MS : 13,013 11,961 12,545 12,887 13,187 13,383 NC : 13,137 13,311 13,951 14,038 14,234 14,484 PA : 2,272 2,443 2,507 2,505 *2,527 2,483 SC : 3,566 3,298 3,685 3,623 *3,495 3,050 TX : 7,202 7,948 8,002 8,079 8,173 8,377 VA : 5,074 5,239 5,283 *5,010 5,652 5,586 CA, TN, & WV : 8,440 9,243 9,681 *9,346 9,611 9,408 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*128,297 *129,246 131,415 *133,816 *133,888 134,312 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 123,298 123,984 124,852 126,549 126,865 127,238 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 105 106 106 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2