HDR1012000150091108951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150091108951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released November 8, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 157 million eggs during the week ending November 4, 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 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Up 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 127 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 4, 1995. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 1994. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 15, 1995. 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. Pou 2-2 (11-95) HDR2012000150091108951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,114 23,487 *23,534 22,832 22,209 22,435 AR : 29,620 28,882 28,875 28,024 26,465 27,113 DE : 4,515 4,155 4,023 3,975 4,127 4,023 FL : 2,947 2,807 2,851 2,890 2,737 2,604 GA : 28,213 28,102 27,061 26,154 *25,983 26,112 MD : 8,545 8,653 8,534 7,864 8,353 8,340 MS : 14,911 15,162 14,566 14,286 13,628 13,565 NC : 17,119 17,093 16,374 15,682 16,651 18,071 PA : 3,224 3,163 3,473 3,081 3,018 3,272 SC : 4,307 4,368 *4,110 4,387 4,033 4,110 TX : 11,568 11,349 10,688 9,499 9,906 11,290 VA : 6,400 6,493 6,207 5,792 6,110 5,886 CA, TN, & WV : 9,613 9,002 *8,550 9,383 *9,366 9,758 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 165,096 162,716 *158,846 153,849 *152,586 156,579 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 157,323 157,301 149,865 144,896 147,674 152,544 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 103 106 106 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150091108951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30 : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,012 17,227 15,981 17,264 16,866 17,010 AR : 21,699 22,129 20,938 22,474 23,641 22,694 DE : 5,851 4,988 5,252 4,802 5,298 4,814 FL : 2,538 2,294 2,771 2,583 2,795 2,420 GA : 19,795 21,735 21,123 22,714 *22,677 21,881 MD : 4,976 5,709 5,776 6,473 5,675 5,728 MS : 12,637 12,032 11,943 12,547 12,481 12,642 NC : 13,173 12,510 13,323 13,334 13,583 12,985 PA : 2,378 2,437 2,370 2,499 2,399 2,575 SC : 3,445 3,418 3,361 3,631 3,356 3,565 TX : 8,028 7,671 7,420 8,346 8,416 7,881 VA : 5,080 4,727 5,029 4,920 5,486 5,037 CA, TN, & WV : 8,225 8,000 8,021 9,467 *8,862 8,253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 124,837 124,877 123,308 131,054 *131,535 127,485 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 121,485 117,266 117,079 127,030 126,835 120,670 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 106 105 103 104 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2