HDR1012000150090503951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090503951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released May 3, 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 in incubators 164 million eggs during the week ending April 29, 1995. This was up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchabilty 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 136 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 29, 1995. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through April 29, 1995, were 3.38 billion, 5 percent above the 3.21 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 10, 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 (5-95) HDR2012000150090503951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,609 25,262 25,581 25,102 *25,450 25,363 AR : 28,016 28,492 29,162 28,744 28,817 28,684 DE : 4,502 4,702 4,559 4,503 4,659 4,337 FL : 2,993 2,985 3,000 3,050 3,047 2,985 GA : 27,483 *27,372 *27,339 *27,144 *27,135 27,809 MD : 8,706 8,925 8,941 8,852 8,775 8,584 MS : 14,566 15,186 14,927 15,027 15,042 15,226 NC : 17,234 17,920 18,349 18,332 18,336 17,161 PA : 3,263 3,389 3,306 3,468 *3,041 3,214 SC : 4,248 4,239 4,239 4,274 4,275 4,273 TX : 10,948 10,889 11,138 11,128 11,096 11,067 VA : 6,513 6,532 6,521 6,504 6,474 6,459 CA, TN, & WV : 9,529 8,904 9,006 9,844 9,819 9,333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 163,610 *164,797 *166,068 *165,972 *165,966 164,495 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 157,752 158,636 160,524 160,890 161,378 159,106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 103 103 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090503951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 25 : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,901 19,065 18,998 18,510 *18,089 19,052 AR : 21,898 22,665 22,408 21,983 22,224 23,411 DE : 5,001 5,537 5,296 5,302 5,420 5,421 FL : 2,917 2,652 3,178 2,826 2,960 2,861 GA : 22,070 22,438 21,910 22,572 *22,529 22,350 MD : 6,277 *5,980 *6,392 *6,108 *6,601 6,461 MS : 13,187 13,383 13,243 12,982 *13,202 13,074 NC : 14,234 14,484 14,484 13,778 14,789 14,326 PA : 2,527 2,483 2,566 2,438 *2,428 2,557 SC : 3,495 3,050 3,262 3,328 3,130 3,246 TX : 8,184 8,247 8,206 8,252 8,097 8,387 VA : 5,652 5,586 5,242 5,484 5,190 5,594 CA, TN, & WV : 9,611 9,410 9,624 9,788 9,146 9,029 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 133,954 *134,980 *134,809 *133,351 *133,805 135,769 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 127,080 127,212 127,949 127,617 127,720 128,692 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 106 105 104 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2