HDR1012000150090426951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090426951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released April 26, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the15-State weekly program set 166 million eggs during the week ending April 22, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 133 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 22, 1995. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through April 22, 1995, were 3.24 billion, 5 percent above the 3.08 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 May 3, 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) HDR2012000150090426951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,718 25,609 25,262 25,581 25,102 25,393 AR : 28,831 28,016 28,492 29,162 28,744 28,817 DE : 4,552 4,502 4,702 4,559 4,503 4,659 FL : 3,039 2,993 *2,985 3,000 3,050 3,047 GA : 26,644 27,483 27,346 27,255 *27,131 27,048 MD : 8,818 8,706 8,925 8,941 8,852 8,775 MS : 15,097 14,566 15,186 14,927 15,027 15,042 NC : 17,985 17,234 17,920 18,349 18,332 18,336 PA : 3,201 3,263 3,389 3,306 *3,468 3,109 SC : 4,145 4,248 4,239 4,239 4,274 4,275 TX : 10,981 10,948 10,889 11,138 11,128 11,096 VA : 6,519 *6,513 6,532 6,521 6,504 6,474 CA, TN, & WV : 9,886 9,529 8,904 9,006 9,844 9,819 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 165,416 *163,610 *164,771 165,984 *165,959 165,890 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 158,687 157,752 158,636 160,524 160,890 161,378 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 104 103 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090426951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 18 : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 19,251 18,901 19,065 18,998 18,510 18,453 AR : 22,965 21,898 22,665 22,408 21,983 22,224 DE : 5,980 5,001 5,537 5,296 5,302 5,420 FL : 2,576 2,917 *2,652 3,178 2,826 2,960 GA : 21,742 22,070 22,438 21,910 *22,572 22,461 MD : 5,800 6,277 5,283 5,696 5,407 5,687 MS : 12,887 13,187 13,383 13,243 12,982 12,936 NC : 14,038 14,234 14,484 14,484 13,778 14,789 PA : 2,505 2,527 2,483 2,566 *2,438 2,510 SC : 3,623 3,495 3,050 3,262 3,328 3,130 TX : 8,091 8,184 8,247 8,206 8,252 8,097 VA : 5,010 5,652 5,586 5,242 5,484 5,190 CA, TN, & WV : 9,346 9,611 9,410 9,624 9,788 9,146 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 133,814 133,954 *134,283 134,113 *132,650 133,003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 126,607 127,080 127,212 127,949 127,617 127,720 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 105 106 105 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2