HDR1012000150090614951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090614951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released June 14, 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 167 million eggs during the week ending June 10, 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 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 135 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 10, 1995. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through June 10, 1995, were 4.18 billion, 5 percent above the 3.99 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 21, 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) HDR2012000150090614951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,766 24,949 *25,172 25,272 25,265 25,540 AR : 28,576 28,786 29,165 28,996 29,109 29,693 DE : 4,726 4,728 4,722 4,740 4,730 4,761 FL : 3,043 2,942 2,989 2,975 3,001 2,955 GA : 27,242 26,434 *26,977 27,246 26,572 27,089 MD : 8,622 8,673 8,714 8,677 8,736 8,670 MS : 15,053 15,015 *15,090 15,041 15,013 15,077 NC : 18,203 17,850 17,973 17,812 17,343 17,766 PA : 3,316 3,474 3,220 3,262 *3,376 3,367 SC : 4,243 4,235 4,234 4,211 4,253 4,266 TX : 11,269 11,174 11,228 11,133 *11,144 11,190 VA : 6,528 6,471 6,584 6,507 6,528 6,542 CA, TN, & WV : 9,417 9,885 10,107 9,251 9,424 10,044 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 165,004 164,616 *166,175 165,123 *164,494 166,960 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 160,706 161,920 162,921 163,036 163,621 163,367 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 102 102 101 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090614951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 6 : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,463 18,948 18,151 17,772 18,519 18,141 AR : 22,868 22,339 22,447 22,523 22,694 22,959 DE : 5,509 6,390 4,530 5,330 5,685 5,262 FL : 2,839 2,776 3,066 3,148 2,835 2,859 GA : 22,487 21,965 *22,710 22,602 *21,624 22,473 MD : 6,394 5,310 6,441 *5,373 5,786 6,342 MS : 12,592 13,089 13,295 13,349 13,307 13,261 NC : 14,482 14,683 13,353 14,822 14,014 14,425 PA : 2,681 2,341 2,352 2,459 *2,460 2,357 SC : 3,450 3,207 3,633 2,912 3,426 3,167 TX : *8,429 *8,460 *8,406 *8,532 8,385 8,424 VA : 5,898 5,405 5,381 5,651 5,561 5,513 CA, TN, & WV : 9,730 9,728 9,423 9,244 9,731 10,172 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*135,822 *134,641 *133,188 *133,717 *134,027 135,355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 129,075 129,814 128,500 129,578 130,959 131,513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 104 104 103 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2