HDR1012000150091122951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150091122951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released November 22, 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 165 million eggs during the week ending November 18, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 121 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 18, 1995. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 29, 1995, through November 18, 1995, were 372 million, 4 percent above the 357 million placed during the same period a year earlier. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 29, 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) HDR2012000150091122951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 23,534 22,730 *22,009 22,435 24,650 24,164 AR : 28,875 28,024 26,465 27,172 29,306 29,307 DE : 4,023 3,975 4,127 4,017 4,370 4,484 FL : 2,851 *2,815 *2,622 2,604 2,740 2,750 GA : 27,061 26,154 *25,894 26,155 *28,289 27,944 MD : 8,534 7,864 8,353 8,340 8,670 8,721 MS : 14,566 14,286 13,628 13,565 15,129 15,093 NC : 16,374 15,682 16,651 18,071 17,621 17,859 PA : 3,473 3,081 *3,017 *3,293 *3,426 3,399 SC : 4,110 4,387 4,033 4,110 4,389 4,305 TX : 10,688 9,499 9,906 11,293 11,433 11,149 VA : 6,207 5,792 6,110 5,983 *6,551 6,580 CA, TN, & WV : 8,550 9,383 9,366 9,758 *9,870 9,607 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 158,846 *153,672 *152,181 *156,796 *166,444 165,362 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 149,865 144,896 147,674 152,544 159,665 158,754 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 106 103 103 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150091122951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 14 : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 15,981 17,264 16,866 17,010 16,132 15,713 AR : 20,938 22,474 23,641 22,695 21,631 20,106 DE : 5,252 4,802 5,298 4,859 4,384 4,931 FL : 2,771 2,583 2,795 2,420 2,799 2,372 GA : 21,123 22,714 22,677 21,881 *20,687 21,128 MD : 5,776 6,473 5,675 5,684 5,742 5,992 MS : 11,943 12,547 12,481 12,642 12,534 12,084 NC : 13,323 13,334 13,583 12,985 12,621 12,838 PA : 2,370 2,499 *2,379 *2,564 *2,337 2,287 SC : 3,361 3,631 3,356 3,565 3,494 3,280 TX : 7,433 8,359 8,429 7,893 6,956 7,036 VA : 5,029 4,920 5,486 4,885 *4,367 5,125 CA, TN, & WV : 8,091 9,537 8,932 8,413 *9,078 8,472 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 123,391 131,137 *131,598 *127,496 *122,762 121,364 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 117,079 127,030 126,835 120,670 117,246 119,223 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 103 104 106 105 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2