HDR1012000150091115951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150091115951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released November 15, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 166 million eggs during the week ending November 11, 1995. This was up 4 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 123 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 11, 1995. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 29, 1995, through November 11, 1995, were 250 million, 5 percent above the 238 million placed during the same period a year earlier. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 22, 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) HDR2012000150091115951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 23,487 23,534 *22,730 22,209 22,435 24,650 AR : 28,882 28,875 28,024 26,465 *27,172 29,306 DE : 4,155 4,023 3,975 4,127 *4,017 4,370 FL : 2,807 2,851 2,890 2,737 2,604 2,740 GA : 28,102 27,061 26,154 25,983 *26,155 28,313 MD : 8,653 8,534 7,864 8,353 8,340 8,670 MS : 15,162 14,566 14,286 13,628 13,565 15,129 NC : 17,093 16,374 15,682 16,651 18,071 17,621 PA : 3,163 3,473 3,081 3,018 3,272 3,288 SC : 4,368 4,110 4,387 4,033 4,110 4,389 TX : 11,349 10,688 9,499 9,906 *11,293 11,433 VA : 6,493 6,207 5,792 6,110 *5,983 6,161 CA, TN, & WV : 9,002 8,550 9,383 9,366 9,758 9,544 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 162,716 158,846 *153,747 152,586 *156,775 165,614 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 157,301 149,865 144,896 147,674 152,544 159,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 106 106 103 103 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150091115951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 7 : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,227 15,981 17,264 16,866 17,010 16,132 AR : 22,129 20,938 22,474 23,641 *22,695 21,631 DE : 4,988 5,252 4,802 5,298 *4,859 4,384 FL : 2,294 2,771 2,583 2,795 2,420 2,799 GA : 21,735 21,123 22,714 22,677 21,881 20,695 MD : 5,709 5,776 6,473 5,675 *5,684 5,742 MS : 12,032 11,943 12,547 12,481 12,642 12,534 NC : 12,510 13,323 13,334 13,583 12,985 12,621 PA : 2,437 2,370 2,499 2,399 2,575 2,342 SC : 3,418 3,361 3,631 3,356 3,565 3,494 TX : *7,685 *7,433 *8,359 *8,429 *7,893 6,956 VA : 4,727 5,029 4,920 5,486 *4,885 4,378 CA, TN, & WV : *8,070 *8,091 *9,537 *8,932 *8,413 9,073 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total :*124,961 *123,391 *131,137 *131,618 *127,507 122,781 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 117,266 117,079 127,030 126,835 120,670 117,246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 107 105 103 104 106 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2