HDR1012000150090607951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090607951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released June 7, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 164 million eggs during the week ending June 3, 1995. This was up slightly 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 134 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 3, 1995. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through June 3, 1995, were 4.05 billion, 5 percent above the 3.85 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 June 14, 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 (6-95) HDR2012000150090607951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,239 24,766 *24,949 *25,291 *25,272 25,265 AR : 28,834 28,576 *28,786 29,165 28,996 29,109 DE : 4,337 4,726 4,728 4,722 4,740 4,730 FL : 2,985 3,043 2,942 2,989 2,975 3,001 GA : 27,797 *27,242 *26,434 27,106 *27,246 26,572 MD : 8,584 8,622 8,673 8,714 8,677 8,736 MS : 15,226 15,053 *15,015 15,890 15,041 15,013 NC : 17,161 18,203 17,850 17,973 17,812 17,343 PA : 3,214 3,316 3,474 3,220 *3,262 3,215 SC : 4,273 4,243 4,235 4,234 4,211 4,253 TX : 11,101 11,269 11,174 11,228 *11,133 11,146 VA : 6,459 6,528 6,471 6,584 6,507 6,528 CA, TN, & WV : 9,263 9,417 *9,885 *10,107 *9,251 9,424 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 164,473 *165,004 *164,616 *167,223 *165,123 164,335 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 159,106 160,706 161,920 162,921 163,036 163,621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 103 102 103 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090607951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 29 : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 19,052 *18,463 18,948 18,151 *17,772 18,519 AR : 23,426 22,868 *22,339 22,447 22,523 22,694 DE : 5,421 5,509 6,390 4,530 5,330 5,685 FL : 2,861 *2,839 2,776 3,066 *3,148 2,835 GA : 22,368 *22,487 21,965 22,716 *22,602 21,649 MD : 6,461 6,394 5,310 6,441 *5,343 5,786 MS : 13,074 12,592 13,089 13,295 *13,349 13,307 NC : 14,326 14,482 14,683 13,353 14,822 14,014 PA : 2,557 2,681 2,341 2,352 *2,459 2,438 SC : 3,246 3,450 3,207 3,633 2,912 3,426 TX : 8,452 8,410 8,441 8,387 *8,513 8,385 VA : 5,594 5,898 5,405 5,381 5,651 5,561 CA, TN, & WV : 9,028 9,730 9,728 9,423 *9,244 9,731 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 135,866 *135,803 *134,622 133,175 *133,668 134,030 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 128,692 129,075 129,814 128,500 129,578 130,959 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 105 104 104 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2