HDR1012000150090618971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 18, 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 June 14, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 14, 1997. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through June 14, 1997 were 3.32 billion, 3 percent above the 3.23 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on June 25, 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 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 26,051 25,949 26,066 26,051 *26,061 25,719 AR : 29,642 30,098 29,638 29,866 30,034 29,887 DE : 4,684 4,605 4,685 4,744 4,709 4,698 FL : 2,594 2,643 2,634 2,619 2,629 2,582 GA : 29,551 30,636 *30,638 30,867 *30,734 30,604 MD : 8,833 8,839 *8,576 8,734 8,786 8,792 MS : 17,781 17,517 17,567 17,558 *17,490 17,250 NC : 17,517 17,552 17,439 17,661 *17,627 17,553 PA : 3,628 3,504 *3,726 *3,594 *3,550 3,624 SC : 4,445 4,450 4,439 4,439 4,426 4,303 TX : 12,282 12,226 12,319 12,481 12,624 12,561 VA : 6,665 6,636 6,628 6,599 6,600 6,662 CA, TN, & WV : 9,854 9,963 9,556 10,021 9,688 9,701 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 173,527 174,618 *173,911 *175,234 *174,958 173,936 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 167,473 166,928 166,589 166,830 167,526 167,768 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 104 105 104 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 19,273 18,652 18,804 18,448 *18,519 18,589 AR : 22,387 24,358 24,120 24,180 24,127 24,476 DE : 5,162 5,514 5,319 5,103 5,455 5,873 FL : 2,647 2,693 2,631 2,624 2,718 2,629 GA : 23,831 24,503 23,026 24,191 *24,690 24,664 MD : 6,285 5,364 5,896 6,554 5,817 5,585 MS : 15,485 14,642 15,168 15,261 *15,302 15,225 NC : 13,546 13,488 13,819 13,360 *13,545 13,530 PA : 2,685 2,836 *2,777 *2,736 *2,703 2,841 SC : 3,617 3,990 3,626 3,706 3,788 3,923 TX : 9,024 9,054 9,137 9,186 *9,161 9,247 VA : 5,432 5,705 5,410 5,260 5,777 5,134 CA, TN, & WV : 10,046 9,101 9,024 9,834 9,761 9,434 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 139,420 139,900 *138,757 *140,443 *141,363 141,150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 136,300 134,911 132,688 135,561 136,597 134,252 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 104 105 104 103 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised