HDR1012000150090611971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 11, 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 175 million eggs during the week ending June 7, 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 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 7, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through June 7, 1997 were 3.18 billion, 3 percent above the 3.10 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on June 18, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,996 26,051 *25,949 26,066 26,051 26,047 AR : 29,206 29,642 30,098 29,638 29,866 30,034 DE : 4,628 4,684 4,605 4,685 4,744 4,709 FL : 2,557 2,594 2,643 2,634 2,619 2,629 GA : 28,817 29,551 30,636 30,438 *30,867 30,747 MD : 8,718 8,833 8,839 8,752 8,734 8,786 MS : 17,887 17,781 17,517 17,567 17,558 17,379 NC : 17,417 17,517 *17,552 17,439 *17,661 17,628 PA : 3,796 3,628 3,504 3,678 3,637 3,575 SC : 4,440 4,445 4,450 4,439 4,439 4,426 TX : 12,298 12,282 12,226 12,319 12,481 12,624 VA : 6,664 6,665 6,636 6,628 6,599 6,600 CA, TN, & WV : *9,331 9,854 9,963 9,556 10,021 9,688 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*171,755 173,527 *174,618 173,839 *175,277 174,872 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 164,094 167,473 166,928 166,589 166,830 167,526 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 104 105 104 105 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,517 19,273 18,652 18,804 18,448 18,536 AR : 23,699 22,387 24,358 24,120 24,180 24,127 DE : 4,744 5,162 5,514 5,319 *5,103 5,455 FL : 2,723 2,647 2,693 2,631 2,624 2,718 GA : 24,167 23,831 24,503 23,026 *24,191 24,694 MD : 6,560 6,285 5,364 5,896 *6,554 5,817 MS : 15,541 15,485 14,642 15,168 15,261 15,316 NC : 13,654 13,546 13,488 13,819 *13,360 13,533 PA : 2,732 2,685 2,836 2,776 2,738 2,806 SC : 3,715 3,617 3,990 3,626 3,706 3,788 TX : 9,082 9,024 *9,054 *9,137 *9,186 9,170 VA : 5,639 5,432 5,705 5,410 *5,260 5,777 CA, TN, & WV : 9,606 10,046 9,101 *9,024 9,834 9,761 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 140,379 139,420 *139,900 *138,756 *140,445 141,498 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 136,196 136,300 134,911 132,688 135,561 136,597 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 102 104 105 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised