HDR1012000150090625971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 25, 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 174 million eggs during the week ending June 21, 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 141 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 21, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through June 21, 1997 were 3.47 billion, 3 percent above the 3.37 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on July 2, 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 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,949 26,066 26,051 26,061 25,719 25,238 AR : 30,098 29,638 29,866 30,034 29,887 29,430 DE : 4,605 4,685 4,744 *4,733 4,698 4,740 FL : 2,643 2,634 2,619 2,629 2,582 2,638 GA : 30,636 30,638 30,867 30,734 *30,731 30,489 MD : 8,839 8,576 8,734 8,786 8,792 8,854 MS : 17,517 17,567 17,558 17,490 17,250 17,524 NC : 17,552 17,439 17,661 17,627 17,553 17,770 PA : 3,504 3,726 3,594 3,550 *3,571 3,611 SC : 4,450 4,439 4,439 4,426 4,303 4,457 TX : 12,226 *12,878 *12,844 *13,005 *12,940 12,544 VA : 6,636 6,628 6,599 6,600 6,662 6,679 CA, TN, & WV : 9,963 9,556 10,021 9,688 9,701 10,068 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 174,618 *174,470 *175,597 *175,363 *174,389 174,042 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 166,928 166,589 166,830 167,526 167,768 166,315 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 105 105 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,652 18,804 18,448 18,519 18,589 18,816 AR : 24,358 24,120 24,180 24,127 24,476 23,512 DE : 5,514 5,319 5,103 *5,363 5,873 5,109 FL : 2,693 2,631 2,624 2,718 2,629 2,658 GA : 24,503 23,026 24,191 24,690 *24,716 24,589 MD : 5,364 5,896 6,554 *5,947 5,585 6,350 MS : 14,642 15,168 15,261 15,302 15,225 15,198 NC : 13,488 13,819 13,360 13,545 13,530 13,778 PA : 2,836 2,777 2,736 2,703 *2,761 2,712 SC : 3,990 3,626 3,706 3,788 *3,900 3,672 TX : 9,054 *9,451 *9,634 *9,674 *9,748 9,757 VA : 5,705 5,410 5,260 5,777 *5,122 5,413 CA, TN, & WV : 9,101 9,024 9,834 9,761 9,434 9,394 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 139,900 *139,071 *140,891 *141,914 *141,588 140,958 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 134,911 132,688 135,561 136,597 134,252 135,176 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 104 104 105 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Revised