HDR1012000150090612961500BROILER HATCHERY Released June 12, 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 Down Slightly Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 166 million eggs during the week ending June 8, 1996. This was down slightly 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 136 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 8, 1996. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from December 31, 1995, through June 8, 1996, were 3.08 billion, 1 percent above the 3.05 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on June 19, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 23,497 24,399 24,012 23,988 24,191 23,991 AR : 27,575 28,890 28,717 *29,306 29,295 29,228 DE : 4,388 4,351 4,395 4,380 4,405 4,428 FL : 2,826 2,710 2,920 2,906 2,800 2,933 GA : 28,232 28,672 28,260 28,358 *28,283 28,693 MD : 8,464 8,915 8,841 8,783 8,744 8,710 MS : 16,193 16,267 16,299 16,478 16,449 16,174 NC : 17,103 *17,693 *17,557 16,594 16,923 16,860 PA : 3,502 3,396 3,317 3,331 3,485 3,384 SC : 4,274 4,277 4,267 4,225 4,275 4,323 TX : 11,557 11,558 11,489 11,577 *11,222 11,266 VA : 6,274 6,248 6,315 6,259 6,279 6,349 CA, TN, & WV : *9,641 *9,942 *10,016 *9,632 *9,278 10,105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total :*163,526 *167,318 *166,405 *165,817 *165,629 166,444 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 165,324 165,032 166,581 165,545 165,045 167,158 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 99 101 100 100 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 4 : May 11 : May 18 : May 25 : Jun 1 : Jun 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 16,964 17,069 16,975 16,616 17,418 17,069 AR : 22,704 23,579 22,751 *21,379 22,553 23,812 DE : 4,967 5,178 5,905 5,121 5,393 5,154 FL : 2,574 2,588 2,732 2,840 *2,304 2,680 GA : 23,418 23,267 23,427 23,524 *23,380 23,879 MD : 6,193 6,117 5,114 6,076 6,255 6,548 MS : 14,087 13,978 14,139 13,831 13,884 14,323 NC : 14,464 13,989 13,821 13,561 13,786 13,083 PA : 2,572 2,524 2,576 2,538 2,588 2,517 SC : 3,576 3,755 3,175 3,391 3,847 3,409 TX : *8,611 *8,732 *8,805 *8,804 8,519 8,581 VA : 4,986 5,124 5,008 5,202 4,969 5,330 CA, TN, & WV : *9,882 *9,236 *9,346 *9,177 *9,765 9,730 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total :*134,998 *135,136 *133,774 *132,060 *134,661 136,115 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 135,124 134,601 133,500 134,872 134,367 135,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 100 100 100 98 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised