HDR1012000150090510951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090510951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released May 10, 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 166 million eggs during the week ending May 6, 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 84 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 May 6, 1995. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through May 6, 1995, were 3.51 billion, 5 percent above the 3.34 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 17, 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) HDR2012000150090510951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,262 25,581 25,102 25,450 *25,191 24,766 AR : 28,492 29,162 28,744 28,817 28,684 29,658 DE : 4,702 4,559 4,503 4,659 4,337 4,726 FL : 2,985 3,000 3,050 3,047 2,985 3,043 GA : 27,372 27,339 *27,095 *27,119 *27,818 27,291 MD : 8,925 8,941 8,852 8,775 8,584 8,622 MS : 15,186 14,927 15,027 15,042 15,226 15,053 NC : 17,920 18,349 18,332 18,336 17,161 18,176 PA : 3,389 3,306 3,468 3,041 3,214 3,306 SC : 4,239 4,239 4,274 4,275 4,273 4,243 TX : 10,889 11,138 *11,194 11,096 *11,101 11,269 VA : 6,532 6,521 6,504 6,474 6,459 6,528 CA, TN, & WV : 8,904 9,006 9,844 9,819 9,333 9,531 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 164,797 166,068 *165,989 *165,950 *164,366 166,212 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 158,636 160,524 160,890 161,378 159,106 160,706 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 103 103 103 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090510951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 1 : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 19,065 18,998 18,510 18,089 19,052 18,534 AR : 22,665 22,408 21,983 22,224 23,411 22,816 DE : 5,537 5,296 5,302 5,420 5,421 5,509 FL : 2,652 3,178 2,826 2,960 2,861 2,872 GA : 22,438 21,910 *22,585 *22,520 *22,368 22,400 MD : 5,980 6,392 6,108 6,601 6,461 6,394 MS : 13,383 13,243 12,982 13,202 13,074 12,592 NC : 14,484 14,484 13,778 14,789 14,326 14,482 PA : 2,483 2,566 2,438 2,428 2,557 2,609 SC : 3,050 3,262 3,328 3,130 3,246 3,450 TX : *8,262 *8,221 *8,267 *8,112 *8,452 8,410 VA : 5,586 5,242 5,484 5,190 5,594 5,898 CA, TN, & WV : 9,410 9,624 9,788 9,146 9,029 9,749 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*134,995 *134,824 *133,379 *133,811 *135,852 135,715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 127,212 127,949 127,617 127,720 128,692 129,075 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 105 105 105 106 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2