HDR1012000150090517951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090517951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released May 17, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 165 million eggs during the week ending May 13, 1995. This was up 2 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 135 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 13, 1995. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through May 13, 1995, were 3.65 billion, 5 percent above the 3.47 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 24, 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) HDR2012000150090517951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,581 25,102 *25,441 25,191 24,766 25,014 AR : 29,162 *29,030 *28,529 *28,834 *29,838 28,816 DE : 4,559 4,503 4,659 4,337 4,726 4,728 FL : 3,000 3,050 3,047 2,985 3,043 2,942 GA : 27,339 27,095 *27,104 27,818 *27,402 26,482 MD : 8,941 8,852 8,775 8,584 8,622 8,673 MS : 14,927 15,027 15,042 15,226 15,053 14,963 NC : 18,349 18,332 18,336 17,161 18,176 17,850 PA : 3,306 3,468 3,041 3,214 3,306 3,474 SC : 4,239 4,274 4,275 4,273 4,243 4,235 TX : 11,138 11,194 11,096 11,101 11,269 11,174 VA : 6,521 6,504 6,474 6,459 6,528 6,472 CA, TN, & WV : *9,001 *9,794 *9,679 *9,263 *9,147 9,908 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*166,063 *166,225 *165,498 *164,446 *166,119 164,731 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 160,524 160,890 161,378 159,106 160,706 161,920 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 103 103 103 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090517951500BROILER PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 8 : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,998 18,510 18,089 19,052 18,534 18,948 AR : 22,408 *21,994 *22,259 *23,426 *22,868 22,300 DE : 5,296 5,302 5,420 5,421 5,509 6,390 FL : 3,178 2,826 2,960 2,861 *2,859 2,776 GA : 21,910 22,585 22,520 22,368 *22,461 21,933 MD : 6,392 6,108 6,601 6,461 6,394 5,310 MS : 13,243 12,982 13,202 13,074 12,592 13,089 NC : 14,484 13,778 14,789 14,326 14,482 14,683 PA : 2,566 2,438 2,428 2,557 2,609 2,341 SC : 3,262 3,328 3,130 3,246 3,450 3,207 TX : 8,221 8,267 8,112 8,452 8,410 8,441 VA : 5,242 5,484 5,190 5,594 5,898 5,397 CA, TN, & WV : *9,626 *9,797 *9,144 *9,028 *9,730 9,736 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*134,826 *133,399 *133,844 *135,866 *135,796 134,551 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 127,949 127,617 127,720 128,692 129,075 129,814 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 105 106 105 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2