HDR1012000150090621951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090621951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released June 21, 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 June 17, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 135 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 17, 1995. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through June 17, 1995, were 4.32 billion, 5 percent above the 4.12 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 28, 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) HDR2012000150090621951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,949 25,172 *25,326 25,265 25,540 25,422 AR : 28,786 29,165 28,996 29,109 29,693 29,095 DE : 4,728 4,722 4,740 4,730 4,761 4,799 FL : 2,942 2,989 2,975 3,001 2,955 2,953 GA : 26,434 26,977 *27,153 *26,571 *27,018 26,834 MD : 8,673 8,714 8,677 8,736 8,670 8,589 MS : 15,015 15,090 15,041 15,013 15,077 15,066 NC : 17,850 17,973 17,812 17,343 17,766 17,489 PA : 3,474 3,220 3,262 3,376 *3,436 3,164 SC : 4,235 4,234 4,211 4,253 4,266 4,295 TX : 11,174 11,228 11,133 11,144 11,190 10,997 VA : 6,471 6,584 6,507 6,528 6,542 6,531 CA, TN, & WV : 9,885 10,107 9,251 9,424 10,044 10,192 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 164,616 166,175 *165,084 *164,493 *166,958 165,426 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 161,920 162,921 163,036 163,621 163,367 162,763 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 102 101 101 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090621951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 13 : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,948 18,151 17,772 18,519 18,141 18,232 AR : 22,339 22,447 22,523 22,694 22,959 23,485 DE : 6,390 4,530 5,330 5,685 5,262 5,488 FL : 2,776 3,066 3,148 2,835 2,859 2,902 GA : 21,965 22,710 22,602 *21,631 *22,492 22,545 MD : 5,310 6,441 5,373 5,786 6,342 6,220 MS : 13,089 13,295 13,349 13,307 13,261 13,315 NC : 14,683 13,353 14,822 14,014 14,425 14,307 PA : 2,341 2,352 2,459 2,460 *2,374 2,423 SC : 3,207 3,633 2,912 3,426 3,167 3,499 TX : 8,460 8,406 8,532 8,385 8,424 8,320 VA : 5,405 5,381 5,651 5,561 5,513 5,146 CA, TN, & WV : 9,728 9,423 9,244 9,731 10,172 9,480 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 134,641 133,188 133,717 *134,034 *135,391 135,362 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 129,814 128,500 129,578 130,959 131,513 132,093 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 103 102 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2