HDR1012000150090221961500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090221961500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS Released February 21, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 169 million eggs during the week ending February 17, 1996. 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 132 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 17, 1996. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from October 29, 1995, through February 17, 1996, were 2.11 billion, 3 percent above the 2.05 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 28, 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) HDR2012000150090221961500BROILER EGGS SET IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,262 23,931 *23,758 23,736 22,924 24,189 AR : 29,827 30,040 30,130 30,462 30,248 30,076 DE : 4,426 4,556 4,262 4,664 4,621 4,617 FL : 2,888 2,904 2,909 2,928 2,898 2,953 GA : 28,931 28,910 *28,524 28,781 *28,456 29,091 MD : 9,407 9,592 9,743 9,368 9,660 9,766 MS : 15,378 15,468 15,173 15,593 15,101 15,182 NC : 17,675 18,015 17,458 16,699 17,893 18,210 PA : 3,037 3,227 2,902 2,846 *3,078 3,217 SC : 4,307 4,335 4,325 4,364 4,377 4,383 TX : 11,526 11,366 11,007 11,296 11,432 11,303 VA : 6,401 6,507 6,290 6,610 6,650 6,668 CA, TN, & WV : 9,264 9,169 8,260 8,942 10,048 9,590 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 167,329 168,020 *164,741 166,289 *167,386 169,245 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 160,672 160,593 160,462 155,687 158,918 162,677 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 103 107 105 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150090221961500BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN 15 SELECTED STATES Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,462 16,870 17,560 16,817 17,168 17,273 AR : 23,814 24,705 23,253 22,906 23,278 23,461 DE : 5,386 5,804 5,213 4,797 5,746 4,871 FL : 2,633 2,871 2,492 2,734 2,463 2,527 GA : 23,684 23,650 *24,085 24,016 *23,632 23,114 MD : 6,379 5,534 6,149 7,232 6,358 6,596 MS : 13,148 13,113 13,324 13,239 12,883 12,513 NC : 13,624 13,646 14,239 13,549 14,016 13,506 PA : 2,434 2,455 2,595 2,457 *2,592 2,302 SC : 3,274 3,818 3,198 3,598 3,496 3,479 TX : 8,645 8,583 8,508 8,706 8,299 8,321 VA : 5,292 5,123 4,928 5,029 5,087 5,576 CA, TN, & WV : 8,867 9,114 9,364 9,243 8,832 8,186 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 134,642 135,286 *134,908 134,323 *133,850 131,725 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 129,784 130,176 131,895 130,416 130,025 131,137 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 102 103 103 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2