HDR1012000150091009961500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 9, 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 163 million eggs during the week ending October 5, 1996. This was down slightly 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 127 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 5, 1996. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1995. Cumulative placements from December 31, 1995, through October 5, 1996, were 5.33 billion, 1 percent above the 5.29 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on October 16, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,312 23,911 23,505 23,282 23,036 23,639 AR : 29,227 29,219 28,688 27,671 26,774 28,535 DE : 4,288 4,364 4,348 4,160 4,250 4,329 FL : 2,826 2,468 2,846 2,807 2,698 2,635 GA : 27,799 28,329 *26,570 26,774 *27,152 28,369 MD : 8,242 8,114 7,793 7,734 8,279 7,916 MS : 16,185 16,156 16,178 15,453 15,216 16,474 NC : 17,199 16,692 *15,535 15,272 16,265 16,344 PA : 3,699 3,310 3,204 3,148 3,419 3,372 SC : 4,303 4,381 4,317 4,319 4,081 4,410 TX : 11,935 11,963 11,562 10,809 10,826 11,578 VA : 6,403 6,289 5,958 5,497 *6,311 6,509 CA, TN, & WV : 9,208 8,362 8,165 9,038 9,033 8,617 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 165,626 163,558 *158,669 155,964 *157,340 162,727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 161,881 157,422 156,572 155,566 165,103 162,799 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 104 101 100 95 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31 : Sep 7 : Sep 14 : Sep 21 : Sep 28 : Oct 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,247 16,939 17,485 17,134 16,983 16,970 AR : 23,768 23,080 22,087 23,487 23,116 22,433 DE : 4,888 5,109 5,704 5,861 5,167 4,591 FL : 2,567 2,508 2,447 2,538 2,407 2,529 GA : 22,961 22,852 23,756 22,951 *23,090 21,264 MD : 5,956 6,326 5,417 5,072 5,632 5,884 MS : 13,265 13,112 13,900 14,008 13,989 13,858 NC : 13,791 14,064 13,634 13,642 12,973 11,914 PA : 2,632 2,606 2,597 2,709 2,591 2,462 SC : 4,088 3,561 3,286 3,509 3,420 3,782 TX : 8,268 *8,360 *8,775 *8,734 *8,748 8,587 VA : 5,664 4,964 5,326 4,599 *5,106 4,573 CA, TN, & WV : 8,667 *8,678 *9,232 *8,840 *8,082 7,826 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 133,762 *132,159 *133,646 *133,084 *131,304 126,673 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 Total : 129,677 130,447 129,040 129,432 124,862 124,964 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 101 104 103 105 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised