HDR1012000150090628951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090628951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released June 28, 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 166 million eggs during the week ending June 24, 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 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 24, 1995. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 30, 1994, through June 24, 1995, were 4.45 billion, 5 percent above the 4.25 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 July 6, 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) HDR2012000150090628951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,172 25,326 *25,278 25,540 *25,276 25,409 AR : 29,165 *29,075 *28,992 *29,450 *29,146 29,026 DE : 4,722 4,740 4,730 4,761 4,799 4,645 FL : 2,989 2,975 3,001 2,955 2,953 2,944 GA : *27,339 *27,515 *27,074 *27,531 *27,339 27,101 MD : 8,714 8,677 8,736 8,670 8,589 8,805 MS : 15,090 15,041 15,013 15,077 15,066 14,708 NC : 17,973 17,812 17,343 17,766 17,489 17,965 PA : 3,220 3,262 3,376 3,436 3,164 3,357 SC : 4,234 4,211 4,253 4,266 4,295 4,308 TX : 11,228 11,133 11,144 11,190 10,997 11,156 VA : 6,584 6,507 6,528 6,542 6,531 6,532 CA, TN, & WV : *10,106 *9,271 *9,421 *10,029 *10,150 10,164 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*166,536 *165,545 *164,889 *167,213 *165,794 166,120 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 162,921 163,036 163,621 163,367 162,763 160,799 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 102 101 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090628951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 20 : May 27 : Jun 3 : Jun 10 : Jun 17 : Jun 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,151 17,772 18,519 18,141 18,232 18,815 AR : 22,447 *22,470 *22,657 *22,859 *22,654 23,209 DE : 4,530 5,330 5,685 5,262 5,488 5,006 FL : 3,066 3,148 2,835 2,859 2,902 2,939 GA : *23,012 *22,892 *21,946 *22,810 *22,853 22,356 MD : 6,441 5,373 5,786 6,342 6,220 6,687 MS : 13,295 13,349 13,307 13,261 13,315 13,180 NC : 13,353 14,822 14,014 14,425 14,307 13,688 PA : 2,352 2,459 2,460 2,374 2,423 2,461 SC : 3,633 2,912 3,426 3,167 3,499 3,394 TX : 8,406 8,532 8,385 8,424 8,320 8,380 VA : 5,381 5,651 5,561 5,513 5,146 5,201 CA, TN, & WV : *9,421 *9,242 9,731 *10,171 *9,481 9,402 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*133,488 *133,952 *134,312 *135,608 *134,840 134,718 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 128,500 129,578 130,959 131,513 132,093 132,227 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 103 103 103 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2