HDR1012000150090828961500BROILER HATCHERY WEEKLY BROILERS Released August 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 166 million eggs during the week ending August 24, 1996. This was up 2 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 August 24, 1996. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from December 31, 1995, through August 24, 1996, were 4.54 billion, slightly above the 4.52 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on September 4, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 23,940 23,791 23,972 24,093 23,839 24,225 AR : 29,093 *29,061 *28,727 28,881 *29,152 27,903 DE : 4,701 4,697 4,559 4,535 *4,479 4,432 FL : 2,864 2,856 2,884 2,860 2,860 2,838 GA : 28,900 28,674 *28,637 28,329 *27,907 28,841 MD : 8,263 8,611 8,462 8,443 *8,727 8,617 MS : 16,213 15,614 16,358 15,981 16,077 16,175 NC : 17,633 17,610 17,951 17,699 17,469 17,465 PA : 3,548 3,654 3,293 3,329 *3,644 3,606 SC : 4,335 4,337 4,356 4,350 4,330 4,278 TX : 11,470 11,331 11,210 11,393 11,128 11,767 VA : 6,351 6,535 6,586 6,520 6,485 6,498 CA, TN, & WV : 9,137 9,297 9,466 9,322 9,347 9,692 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 166,448 *166,068 *166,461 165,735 *165,444 166,337 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 165,750 164,548 163,591 162,869 164,564 163,456 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 100 101 102 102 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 20 : Jul 27 : Aug 3 : Aug 10 : Aug 17 : Aug 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,128 16,070 16,758 17,297 16,697 17,362 AR : 21,536 *21,027 *22,490 *22,448 *22,807 22,731 DE : 4,485 5,633 4,993 5,542 *5,313 5,333 FL : 2,529 2,424 2,703 2,644 2,571 2,648 GA : 23,458 22,917 23,196 23,290 *22,914 22,585 MD : 5,818 5,400 6,231 5,396 *5,978 5,703 MS : 13,292 13,867 14,036 14,075 13,521 14,043 NC : 12,796 13,378 13,814 13,489 13,625 14,154 PA : 2,538 2,645 2,672 2,674 *2,802 2,604 SC : 3,422 3,551 3,654 3,434 *4,034 3,816 TX : 7,513 8,327 8,599 8,372 8,115 8,392 VA : 4,980 4,866 4,855 5,400 5,272 5,345 CA, TN, & WV : 8,443 8,599 *9,563 *8,651 *8,065 8,872 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 127,938 *128,704 *133,564 *132,712 *131,714 133,588 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 129,944 130,442 133,899 133,019 131,899 130,139 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 98 99 100 100 100 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised END OF FILE