HDR1012000150090228961500BROILER HATCHERY HDR2012000150090228961500BROILER HATCHERY HIGHLIGHTS & TABLES Released February 28, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 169 million eggs during the week ending February 24, 1996. This was up 3 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 132 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 24, 1996. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from October 29, 1995, through February 24, 1996, were 2.24 billion, 3 percent above the 2.17 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 6, 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) Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 23,931 23,758 23,736 22,924 24,189 24,324 AR : *30,555 *30,622 *30,378 *30,297 30,076 29,751 DE : 4,556 4,262 4,664 4,621 4,617 4,622 FL : 2,904 2,909 2,928 2,898 *2,903 2,907 GA : 28,910 28,524 *28,487 28,456 *29,063 28,833 MD : 9,592 9,743 9,368 9,660 9,766 9,576 MS : 15,468 15,173 15,593 15,101 15,182 15,173 NC : 18,015 17,458 16,699 17,893 18,210 17,856 PA : 3,227 2,902 2,846 3,078 *3,180 3,533 SC : 4,335 4,325 4,364 4,377 4,383 4,373 TX : 11,366 11,007 11,296 11,432 *11,161 11,336 VA : 6,507 6,290 6,610 6,650 *6,759 6,629 CA, TN, & WV : 9,169 8,260 *9,059 10,048 *9,057 9,718 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total :*168,535 *165,233 *166,028 *167,435 *168,546 168,631 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 160,593 160,462 155,687 158,918 162,677 163,588 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 103 107 105 104 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 16,870 17,560 16,817 17,168 17,273 17,482 AR : 24,705 *23,238 *22,897 *23,232 23,461 23,102 DE : 5,804 5,213 4,797 5,746 4,871 5,177 FL : 2,871 2,492 2,734 2,463 2,527 2,440 GA : 23,650 24,085 24,016 *23,624 23,114 23,128 MD : 5,534 6,149 7,232 6,358 6,596 6,666 MS : 13,113 13,324 13,239 12,883 12,513 13,130 NC : 13,646 14,239 13,549 14,016 13,506 13,479 PA : 2,455 2,595 2,457 2,592 *2,300 2,298 SC : 3,818 3,198 3,598 3,496 3,479 3,399 TX : 8,583 8,508 8,706 8,299 8,321 8,329 VA : 5,123 4,928 5,029 5,087 *5,582 5,080 CA, TN, & WV : 9,114 9,364 9,243 8,832 *8,160 8,605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 135,286 *134,893 *134,314 *133,796 *131,703 132,315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 130,176 131,895 130,416 130,025 131,137 128,297 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 102 103 103 100 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 2