HDR1012000150090528971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 28, 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 May 24, 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 83 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 139 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 24, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through May 24, 1997 were 2.90 billion, 3 percent above the 2.83 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on June 4, 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 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 26,566 25,981 25,996 26,051 26,008 26,066 AR : 29,129 30,111 29,206 29,642 30,098 29,539 DE : 4,645 4,408 4,628 4,684 4,605 4,643 FL : 2,587 2,566 2,557 2,594 2,643 2,634 GA : 30,196 30,460 *29,207 *29,551 *30,636 30,211 MD : 8,729 8,817 8,718 8,833 8,839 8,752 MS : 17,942 17,042 17,887 17,781 17,517 17,567 NC : 17,425 17,514 *17,417 17,544 17,541 17,400 PA : 3,630 3,810 3,796 3,628 *3,498 3,678 SC : 4,355 4,410 4,440 4,445 4,450 4,439 TX : 12,042 *12,150 *12,298 12,131 12,226 12,329 VA : 6,664 6,652 6,664 6,665 6,636 6,628 CA, TN, & WV : 10,391 9,294 9,357 9,854 9,963 9,625 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 174,301 *173,215 *172,171 *173,403 *174,660 173,511 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 166,621 165,453 164,094 167,473 166,928 166,589 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 105 104 105 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 17,898 18,442 18,517 19,273 18,652 18,804 AR : 22,810 23,416 23,699 22,387 24,358 23,974 DE : 5,871 6,010 4,744 5,162 *5,514 4,788 FL : 2,574 2,837 2,723 2,647 2,693 2,631 GA : 22,417 24,052 24,167 *23,831 *24,503 23,282 MD : 5,812 5,677 6,560 6,285 *5,364 6,089 MS : 15,214 15,374 15,541 15,485 14,642 15,168 NC : 13,269 13,437 13,654 13,546 13,488 13,815 PA : 2,854 2,710 2,732 2,685 *2,836 2,776 SC : 3,656 3,964 3,715 3,617 3,990 3,626 TX : 9,133 9,023 9,082 9,024 9,155 9,136 VA : 5,146 5,363 5,639 5,432 5,705 5,410 CA, TN, & WV : 9,691 8,829 9,606 10,046 9,101 9,083 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 136,345 139,134 140,379 *139,420 *140,001 138,582 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 131,473 134,766 136,196 136,300 134,911 132,688 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 103 103 102 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised