HDR1012000150090412951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090412951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released April 12, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set 165 million eggs during the week ending April 8, 1995. This was up 3 percent from 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 134 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 8, 1995. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through April 8, 1995, were 2.97 billion, 5 percent above the 2.82 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. Need it fast? Subscribe to Broiler Hatchery via CALL-ERS/NASS, an Electronic bulletin board. Reports may be accessed by 9 a.m. ET the day following release. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April 19, 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) HDR2012000150090412951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,566 25,375 25,718 25,807 25,262 25,581 AR : 28,644 *29,056 *28,831 *28,016 *28,492 29,162 DE : 4,686 4,713 4,552 4,502 *4,702 4,559 FL : 2,690 2,732 2,694 2,653 2,682 2,693 GA : 26,922 26,841 *26,644 28,014 *27,346 27,094 MD : 8,747 8,817 *8,818 8,706 8,925 8,941 MS : 14,968 15,089 *15,097 14,566 15,186 14,970 NC : 17,674 17,453 17,985 17,234 17,920 18,349 PA : 3,211 3,125 3,201 *3,275 *3,401 3,201 SC : 4,362 4,338 4,145 4,248 4,239 4,239 TX : 10,933 10,994 10,981 10,948 *10,889 11,138 VA : 6,525 6,511 6,519 6,313 6,532 6,521 CA, TN, & WV : 9,574 9,864 9,886 9,529 *8,904 9,014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 164,502 *164,908 *165,071 *163,811 *164,480 165,462 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 157,751 158,415 158,687 157,752 158,636 160,524 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 104 104 104 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090412951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 4 : Mar 11 : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,339 18,597 19,251 18,901 19,065 18,998 AR : 22,480 *21,512 *22,965 *21,898 *22,665 22,408 DE : 5,311 5,813 5,980 5,001 *5,537 5,296 FL : 2,851 2,687 2,576 2,815 2,552 2,926 GA : 20,819 21,199 21,742 22,070 *22,438 21,875 MD : 6,003 5,941 5,800 6,277 *5,283 5,696 MS : 11,961 12,545 12,887 13,187 13,383 13,243 NC : 13,311 13,951 14,038 14,234 14,484 14,484 PA : 2,443 2,507 2,505 2,527 2,483 2,567 SC : 3,298 3,685 3,623 3,495 3,050 3,262 TX : *7,959 *8,013 *8,091 *8,184 *8,247 8,206 VA : 5,239 5,283 5,010 5,652 5,586 5,242 CA, TN, & WV : 9,243 9,681 9,346 9,611 *9,410 9,625 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*129,257 *131,414 *133,814 *133,852 *134,183 133,828 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 124,192 124,759 126,607 127,080 127,212 127,949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 106 105 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2