HDR1012000150090515961500BROILER HATCHERY Released May 15, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 167 million eggs during the week ending May 11, 1996. This was up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 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 135 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 11, 1996. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from December 31, 1995, through May 11, 1996, were 2.54 billion, 1 percent above the 2.52 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on May 22, 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. Broiler Eggs Set in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 6 : Apr 13 : Apr 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,044 24,100 23,613 23,751 23,497 24,399 AR : 29,169 28,830 28,944 26,713 27,651 28,916 DE : 4,285 4,391 4,311 4,160 4,388 4,351 FL : 2,872 2,710 2,626 2,689 2,826 2,730 GA : 28,843 28,956 28,566 28,766 *28,904 28,700 MD : 8,772 8,594 *8,716 8,518 8,464 8,915 MS : 15,917 15,922 15,792 15,995 16,193 16,267 NC : 17,554 17,704 17,972 17,363 17,103 17,763 PA : *3,354 3,315 3,179 3,289 3,297 3,279 SC : 4,275 4,323 4,271 4,211 4,274 4,277 TX : 11,507 11,787 11,225 11,763 11,557 11,610 VA : 6,342 6,285 6,327 6,305 6,274 6,248 CA, TN, & WV : 9,445 9,982 9,975 9,388 9,647 9,950 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total :*166,379 166,899 *165,517 162,911 *164,075 167,405 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 166,109 166,244 165,507 164,315 165,324 165,032 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 100 100 100 99 99 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 6 : Apr 13 : Apr 20 : Apr 27 : May 4 : May 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 16,570 16,852 16,378 16,955 16,964 17,069 AR : 22,840 22,887 21,136 22,188 22,685 23,334 DE : 4,802 4,508 5,430 4,654 4,967 5,178 FL : 2,719 2,683 2,510 2,688 2,574 2,588 GA : 22,668 23,249 22,863 23,433 *23,601 23,437 MD : 6,507 6,354 5,419 6,699 6,193 6,117 MS : 12,976 13,249 14,021 14,095 14,087 13,978 NC : 13,927 14,001 13,760 14,013 14,464 13,989 PA : *2,514 2,417 2,496 2,514 2,570 2,493 SC : 3,531 *3,363 3,851 *3,333 3,576 3,755 TX : 8,370 8,288 8,204 8,642 8,606 8,734 VA : 5,264 5,440 5,505 5,284 4,986 5,124 CA, TN, & WV : *9,480 *9,359 *8,854 *9,323 9,892 9,250 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total :*132,168 *132,650 *130,427 *133,821 *135,165 135,046 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 134,786 133,373 133,791 135,866 135,124 134,601 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 98 99 97 98 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised