HDR1012000150090521971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 21, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 175 million eggs during the week ending May 17, 1997. This was up 5 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 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 17, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through May 17, 1997 were 2.76 billion, 3 percent above the 2.69 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on May 28, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 26,023 26,566 *25,981 25,996 26,051 26,008 AR : *29,718 *29,129 *30,111 *29,206 *29,642 30,098 DE : 4,709 4,645 4,408 4,628 *4,684 4,605 FL : 2,565 2,587 2,566 2,557 2,594 2,643 GA : 29,944 *30,196 *30,460 29,147 *28,840 30,659 MD : 8,691 8,729 8,817 8,718 8,833 8,839 MS : 17,882 17,942 17,042 17,887 17,781 17,517 NC : 17,536 17,425 17,514 17,287 17,544 17,541 PA : 3,666 *3,630 *3,810 *3,796 *3,628 3,732 SC : 4,343 4,355 4,410 4,440 4,445 4,450 TX : 12,189 12,042 *12,206 12,117 12,131 12,226 VA : 6,657 6,664 6,652 6,664 6,665 6,636 CA, TN, & WV : 9,979 10,391 9,294 9,357 *9,854 9,963 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*173,902 *174,301 *173,271 *171,800 *172,692 174,917 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 167,531 166,621 165,453 164,094 167,473 166,928 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 105 105 103 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,553 17,898 18,442 18,517 *19,273 18,652 AR : *24,524 *22,810 *23,416 *23,699 *22,387 24,358 DE : 3,679 5,871 6,010 4,744 *5,162 5,513 FL : 2,434 2,574 2,837 2,723 2,647 2,693 GA : 23,211 22,417 24,052 24,167 *23,824 24,536 MD : 6,028 5,812 5,677 6,560 *6,285 5,366 MS : 15,172 15,214 15,374 15,541 15,485 14,642 NC : 13,272 13,269 13,437 13,654 13,546 13,488 PA : 2,833 *2,854 2,710 *2,732 *2,685 2,888 SC : 3,645 3,656 3,964 3,715 3,617 3,990 TX : 9,123 9,133 9,023 9,082 9,024 9,155 VA : 5,511 5,146 5,363 5,639 5,432 5,705 CA, TN, & WV : 9,543 9,691 8,829 9,606 *10,046 9,101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*137,528 *136,345 *139,134 *140,379 *139,413 140,087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 133,555 131,473 134,766 136,196 136,300 134,911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 104 103 103 102 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised