HDR1012000150090207961500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090207961500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released February 7, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Tom Krutchen 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@NASS.USDA.GOV. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 166 million eggs during the week ending February 3, 1996. This was up 6 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 134 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 3, 1996. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from October 29, 1995, through February 3, 1996, were 1.84 billion, 3 percent above the 1.78 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 14, 1996. 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 (2-96) HDR2012000150090207961500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 23,920 24,214 *24,262 23,931 23,755 23,758 AR : 30,062 *29,666 *29,827 *30,040 30,130 29,947 DE : 4,445 4,372 4,426 4,556 4,262 4,664 FL : 2,935 2,873 2,888 2,904 2,909 2,928 GA : 28,974 28,945 28,931 28,910 *28,424 28,703 MD : 8,734 8,764 9,407 9,592 *9,743 9,368 MS : 15,379 15,639 15,378 15,468 15,173 15,683 NC : 18,001 18,508 *17,620 18,015 17,458 16,699 PA : 3,096 3,249 3,037 3,227 *2,902 2,846 SC : 4,366 4,337 4,307 4,335 4,325 4,364 TX : 11,396 11,461 *11,342 11,366 11,007 11,324 VA : 6,432 6,399 6,401 6,507 6,290 6,547 CA, TN, & WV : 9,022 9,754 *9,264 *9,169 *8,260 8,942 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 166,762 *168,181 *167,090 *168,020 *164,638 165,773 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 161,051 161,853 160,672 160,593 160,462 155,687 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 104 105 103 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090207961500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,990 17,251 17,462 16,870 17,560 16,908 AR : 23,382 23,357 23,814 24,705 23,253 22,370 DE : 4,932 5,144 5,386 5,804 5,213 4,797 FL : 2,668 2,628 2,633 2,871 2,492 2,734 GA : 23,399 23,696 23,684 23,650 *24,141 23,724 MD : 6,223 6,404 6,379 5,534 6,149 7,232 MS : *13,114 *13,544 *13,148 *13,113 *13,324 13,257 NC : 13,125 14,056 13,624 13,646 14,239 13,549 PA : *2,504 *2,361 *2,434 *2,455 *2,595 2,457 SC : 3,331 3,769 3,274 3,818 3,198 3,598 TX : 8,581 *8,734 8,645 8,583 8,508 8,706 VA : 5,117 5,127 5,292 5,123 4,928 4,914 CA, TN, & WV : 8,065 9,118 8,867 9,114 9,364 9,383 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total :*132,431 *135,189 *134,642 *135,286 *134,964 133,629 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 131,166 130,282 129,784 130,176 131,895 130,416 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 101 104 104 104 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/ Previous year except January. 2