HDR1012000150090430971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 30, 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 172 million eggs during the week ending April 26, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 139 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 26, 1997. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through April 26, 1997 were 2.34 billion, 2 percent above the 2.29 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on May 7, 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 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,803 25,138 *26,014 26,023 26,566 25,835 AR : 29,782 28,548 29,982 29,644 28,758 29,194 DE : 4,510 4,708 4,606 4,709 4,645 4,408 FL : 2,556 2,563 2,566 2,565 2,587 2,566 GA : 29,040 28,176 *30,402 29,799 *30,108 30,435 MD : 8,711 8,686 8,838 8,691 8,729 8,817 MS : 17,512 17,499 17,462 17,342 17,942 17,042 NC : 17,257 17,094 17,563 17,536 17,425 17,514 PA : 3,742 3,692 3,709 3,666 3,667 3,711 SC : 4,341 4,341 4,343 4,343 4,355 4,410 TX : 12,128 12,175 12,140 12,189 12,042 11,998 VA : 6,596 6,670 6,665 6,657 *6,664 6,652 CA, TN, & WV : 9,517 9,593 9,203 9,979 *10,374 9,291 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 171,495 168,883 *173,493 173,143 *173,862 171,873 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 164,981 163,877 167,141 167,531 166,621 165,453 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 103 104 103 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,817 18,167 18,631 18,553 17,898 18,442 AR : 24,161 24,336 24,920 24,526 22,779 23,455 DE : 5,087 5,323 5,163 3,679 5,871 6,010 FL : 2,860 3,136 2,388 2,434 2,574 2,837 GA : 24,269 24,155 23,367 *23,211 *22,417 24,073 MD : 5,919 6,396 6,424 6,028 5,812 5,675 MS : 14,964 14,348 14,809 15,172 15,214 15,374 NC : 14,284 14,129 13,727 13,272 13,269 13,446 PA : 2,724 2,800 2,667 2,833 2,769 2,710 SC : 3,869 3,554 3,778 3,645 *3,656 3,964 TX : 9,015 9,142 9,132 9,124 9,133 9,025 VA : 5,550 4,948 5,542 5,511 *5,146 5,363 CA, TN, & WV : 9,326 9,780 9,332 9,538 *9,691 8,820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 140,845 140,214 139,880 *137,526 *136,229 139,194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 135,678 135,348 133,178 133,555 131,473 134,766 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 105 103 104 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised