HDR1012000150090524951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090524951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released May 24, 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 167 million eggs during the week ending May 20, 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 May 20, 1995. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through May 20, 1995, were 3.78 billion, 5 percent above the 3.59 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 31, 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) HDR2012000150090524951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,102 25,441 *25,239 24,766 25,014 25,298 AR : 29,030 28,529 28,834 *28,466 28,816 29,284 DE : 4,503 4,659 4,337 4,726 4,728 4,722 FL : 3,050 3,047 2,985 3,043 2,942 2,989 GA : 27,095 27,104 *27,797 27,402 *26,458 27,106 MD : 8,852 8,775 8,584 8,622 8,673 8,714 MS : 15,027 15,042 15,226 15,053 14,963 15,890 NC : *18,372 *18,345 17,161 *18,203 17,850 17,973 PA : 3,468 3,041 3,214 *3,316 3,474 3,179 SC : 4,274 4,275 4,273 4,243 4,235 4,234 TX : 11,194 11,096 11,101 11,269 11,174 11,228 VA : 6,504 6,474 6,459 6,528 *6,471 6,584 CA, TN, & WV : 9,794 9,679 9,263 9,147 *9,911 10,133 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*166,265 *165,507 *164,473 *164,784 *164,709 167,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 160,890 161,378 159,106 160,706 161,920 162,921 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 103 103 103 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090524951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 15 : Apr 22 : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,510 18,089 19,052 18,534 18,948 18,151 AR : 21,994 22,259 23,426 22,868 22,300 22,467 DE : 5,302 5,420 5,421 5,509 6,390 4,530 FL : 2,826 2,960 2,861 2,859 2,776 3,066 GA : 22,585 22,520 22,368 22,461 *21,965 22,687 MD : 6,108 6,601 6,461 6,394 5,310 6,441 MS : 12,982 *13,302 13,074 12,592 13,089 13,295 NC : 13,778 14,789 14,326 14,482 14,683 13,353 PA : 2,438 2,428 2,557 *2,681 2,341 2,307 SC : 3,328 3,130 3,246 3,450 3,207 3,633 TX : 8,267 8,112 8,452 8,410 8,441 8,387 VA : 5,484 5,190 5,594 5,898 *5,405 5,381 CA, TN, & WV : 9,797 9,144 9,028 9,730 *9,728 9,423 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 133,399 *133,944 135,866 *135,868 *134,583 133,121 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 127,617 127,720 128,692 129,075 129,814 128,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 106 105 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2