HDR1012000150090423971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 23, 1997, 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Broiler Eggs Set In 15 Selected States Up 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 174 million eggs during the week ending April 19, 1997. This was up 4 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 136 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 19, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through April 19, 1997 were 2.20 billion, 2 percent above the 2.15 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on April 30, 1997. 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,021 25,803 *25,138 25,802 26,023 26,566 AR : 29,969 *29,782 28,548 29,982 29,644 28,758 DE : 4,511 4,510 4,708 4,606 4,709 4,645 FL : 2,561 2,556 2,563 2,566 2,565 2,587 GA : 29,633 29,040 *28,176 30,249 *29,799 30,143 MD : 8,893 8,711 8,686 8,838 8,691 8,729 MS : 17,223 17,512 17,499 17,462 17,342 17,942 NC : 17,549 17,257 17,094 17,563 17,536 17,425 PA : 3,571 *3,742 *3,692 *3,709 *3,666 3,667 SC : 4,341 4,341 4,341 4,343 4,343 4,355 TX : 12,129 12,128 *12,175 12,140 *12,189 12,042 VA : 6,620 6,596 6,670 6,665 *6,657 6,665 CA, TN, & WV : 9,525 9,517 9,593 *9,203 9,979 10,369 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 171,546 *171,495 *168,883 *173,128 *173,143 173,893 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 165,162 164,981 163,877 167,141 167,531 166,621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 103 104 103 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,738 18,817 18,167 18,631 18,553 17,898 AR : 24,003 24,161 24,336 24,920 24,526 22,779 DE : 5,302 5,087 5,323 5,163 3,679 5,871 FL : 2,820 2,860 3,136 2,388 2,434 2,574 GA : 24,120 24,269 24,155 23,367 *23,271 22,434 MD : 5,734 5,919 6,396 6,424 6,028 5,812 MS : 14,938 14,964 14,348 14,809 15,172 15,214 NC : 13,668 14,284 14,129 13,727 13,272 13,269 PA : 2,588 *2,724 *2,800 *2,667 *2,833 2,769 SC : 3,888 3,869 3,554 3,778 3,645 3,657 TX : 9,063 9,015 9,142 9,132 *9,124 9,133 VA : 5,575 5,550 4,948 *5,542 *5,511 5,227 CA, TN, & WV : 9,443 9,326 9,780 *9,332 *9,538 9,588 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 139,880 *140,845 *140,214 *139,880 *137,586 136,225 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 136,979 135,678 135,348 133,178 133,555 131,473 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 104 104 105 103 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised