HDR1012000150090214961500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090214961500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released February 14, 1996, 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@NASS.USDA.GOV. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 167 million eggs during the week ending February 10, 1996. 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 134 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 10, 1996. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from October 29, 1995, through February 10, 1996, were 1.98 billion, 3 percent above the 1.91 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 21, 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) HDR2012000150090214961500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,214 24,262 23,931 23,755 *23,736 22,924 AR : 29,666 29,827 30,040 30,130 *30,462 30,248 DE : 4,372 4,426 4,556 4,262 4,664 4,621 FL : 2,873 2,888 2,904 2,909 2,928 2,898 GA : 28,945 28,931 28,910 28,424 *28,781 28,508 MD : 8,764 9,407 9,592 9,743 9,368 9,660 MS : 15,639 15,378 15,468 15,173 *15,593 15,101 NC : 18,508 *17,675 18,015 17,458 16,699 17,893 PA : 3,249 3,037 3,227 2,902 2,846 3,055 SC : 4,337 4,307 4,335 4,325 4,364 4,377 TX : 11,461 *11,526 11,366 11,007 *11,296 11,432 VA : 6,399 6,401 6,507 6,290 *6,610 6,650 CA, TN, & WV : 9,754 9,264 9,169 8,260 8,942 10,048 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 168,181 *167,329 168,020 164,638 *166,289 167,415 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 161,853 160,672 160,593 160,462 155,687 158,918 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 105 103 107 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090214961500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,251 17,462 16,870 17,560 *16,817 17,168 AR : 23,357 23,814 24,705 23,253 *22,906 23,278 DE : 5,144 5,386 5,804 5,213 4,797 5,746 FL : 2,628 2,633 2,871 2,492 2,734 2,463 GA : 23,696 23,684 23,650 24,141 *24,016 23,653 MD : 6,404 6,379 5,534 6,149 7,232 6,358 MS : 13,544 13,148 13,113 13,324 *13,239 12,883 NC : 14,056 13,624 13,646 14,239 13,549 14,016 PA : 2,361 2,434 2,455 2,595 2,457 2,752 SC : 3,769 3,274 3,818 3,198 3,598 3,496 TX : 8,734 8,645 8,583 8,508 8,706 8,299 VA : 5,127 5,292 5,123 4,928 *5,029 5,087 CA, TN, & WV : 9,118 8,867 9,114 9,364 *9,243 8,832 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 135,189 134,642 135,286 134,964 *134,323 134,031 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 130,282 129,784 130,176 131,895 130,416 130,025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 104 102 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2