HDR1012000150091129951500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150091129951500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released November 29, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 168 million eggs during the week ending November 25, 1995. This was up 5 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 126 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 25, 1995. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1994. Cumulative placements from October 29, 1995, through November 25, 1995, were 497 million, 4 percent above the 480 million placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 6, 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) HDR2012000150091129951500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 22,730 22,009 *22,376 24,650 24,164 24,672 AR : 28,024 26,465 *27,202 29,306 29,307 29,691 DE : 3,975 4,127 4,017 4,370 4,484 4,634 FL : 2,815 2,622 2,604 2,740 2,750 2,795 GA : 26,154 25,894 26,155 28,289 *28,279 28,985 MD : 7,864 8,353 8,340 8,670 8,721 8,608 MS : 14,286 13,628 13,565 15,129 15,093 15,516 NC : 15,682 16,651 18,071 17,621 17,859 18,228 PA : 3,081 3,017 3,293 3,426 3,399 3,334 SC : 4,387 4,033 4,110 4,389 4,305 4,378 TX : 9,499 9,906 11,293 11,433 11,149 11,546 VA : 5,792 6,110 5,983 6,551 6,580 6,600 CA, TN, & WV : 9,383 9,366 9,758 9,870 9,607 9,418 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 153,672 152,181 *156,767 166,444 *165,697 168,405 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 144,896 147,674 152,544 159,665 158,754 161,085 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 103 103 104 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150091129951500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 21 : Oct 28 : Nov 4 : Nov 11 : Nov 18 : Nov 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,264 16,866 17,010 16,132 15,713 16,156 AR : 22,474 23,641 22,695 21,631 20,106 21,442 DE : 4,802 5,298 4,859 4,384 4,931 5,163 FL : 2,583 2,795 2,420 2,799 *2,377 2,169 GA : 22,714 22,677 21,881 20,687 *21,113 21,449 MD : 6,473 5,675 5,684 5,742 5,992 5,592 MS : 12,547 12,481 12,642 12,534 12,084 11,923 NC : 13,334 13,583 12,985 12,621 12,838 13,931 PA : 2,499 2,379 2,564 2,337 2,287 2,495 SC : 3,631 3,356 3,565 3,494 *3,277 2,952 TX : 8,359 8,429 7,893 6,956 7,036 8,357 VA : 4,920 5,486 4,885 4,367 5,125 4,844 CA, TN, & WV : 9,537 8,932 8,413 9,078 8,472 9,363 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 131,137 131,598 127,496 122,762 *121,351 125,836 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 Total : 127,030 126,835 120,670 117,246 119,223 123,291 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 104 106 105 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2