HDR1012000150090604971500BROILER HATCHERY WEEKLY BROILERS Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 4, 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 31, 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 31, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through May 31, 1997 were 3.04 billion, 3 percent above the 2.96 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on June 11, 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 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,981 25,996 26,051 26,008 26,066 26,051 AR : 30,111 29,206 29,642 30,098 *29,638 29,866 DE : 4,408 4,628 4,684 4,605 *4,685 4,744 FL : 2,566 2,557 2,594 2,643 2,634 2,619 GA : 30,460 *28,817 29,551 30,636 *30,438 30,785 MD : 8,817 8,718 8,833 8,839 8,752 8,734 MS : 17,042 17,887 17,781 17,517 17,567 17,558 NC : 17,514 17,417 *17,517 17,541 *17,439 17,653 PA : 3,810 3,796 3,628 *3,504 3,678 3,637 SC : 4,410 4,440 4,445 4,450 4,439 4,439 TX : 12,150 12,298 *12,282 12,226 *12,319 12,481 VA : 6,652 6,664 6,665 6,636 6,628 6,599 CA, TN, & WV : 9,294 9,357 9,854 9,963 *9,556 10,021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 173,215 *171,781 *173,527 *174,666 *173,839 175,187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 165,453 164,094 167,473 166,928 166,589 166,830 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 104 105 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,442 18,517 19,273 18,652 18,804 18,448 AR : 23,416 23,699 22,387 24,358 *24,120 24,180 DE : 6,010 4,744 5,162 5,514 *5,319 5,223 FL : 2,837 2,723 2,647 2,693 2,631 2,624 GA : 24,052 24,167 23,831 24,503 *23,026 24,181 MD : 5,677 6,560 6,285 5,364 *5,896 6,130 MS : 15,374 15,541 15,485 14,642 15,168 15,261 NC : 13,437 13,654 13,546 13,488 *13,819 13,319 PA : 2,710 2,732 2,685 2,836 2,776 2,738 SC : 3,964 3,715 3,617 3,990 3,626 3,706 TX : 9,023 9,082 9,024 9,155 9,136 9,185 VA : 5,363 5,639 5,432 5,705 5,410 5,563 CA, TN, & WV : 8,829 9,606 10,046 9,101 *9,047 9,834 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 139,134 140,379 139,420 140,001 *138,778 140,392 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 134,766 136,196 136,300 134,911 132,688 135,561 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 103 102 104 105 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised