HDR1012000150090702971500Broiler Hatchery Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 2, 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 169 million eggs during the week ending June 28, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 28, 1997. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through June 28, 1997 were 3.61 billion, 3 percent above the 3.50 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on July 9, 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 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : *26,035 *25,955 26,061 25,719 25,238 25,589 AR : *29,849 29,866 30,034 29,887 29,430 29,165 DE : 4,685 4,744 4,733 4,698 4,740 4,311 FL : 2,634 2,619 2,629 2,582 2,638 2,594 GA : 30,638 30,867 *30,834 30,731 *30,462 30,010 MD : 8,576 8,734 8,786 8,792 *8,869 8,161 MS : 17,567 17,558 17,490 17,250 17,524 16,738 NC : 17,439 17,661 17,627 17,553 17,770 16,368 PA : 3,726 3,594 3,550 3,571 3,611 3,591 SC : 4,439 4,439 4,426 4,303 4,457 4,328 TX : 12,878 12,844 13,005 12,940 12,544 12,702 VA : 6,628 6,599 6,600 6,662 6,679 6,671 CA, TN, & WV : 9,556 10,021 9,688 9,701 10,068 8,695 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*174,650 *175,501 *175,463 174,389 *174,030 168,923 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 166,589 166,830 167,526 167,768 166,315 160,697 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 105 104 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,804 18,448 18,519 18,589 18,816 19,017 AR : 24,120 24,180 24,127 24,476 23,512 23,571 DE : 5,319 5,103 5,363 5,873 *4,997 4,539 FL : 2,631 2,624 2,718 2,629 2,658 2,723 GA : 23,026 24,191 24,690 24,716 *24,604 24,571 MD : 5,896 6,554 5,947 5,585 *6,609 7,055 MS : 15,168 15,261 15,302 15,225 15,198 15,054 NC : 13,819 13,360 13,545 13,530 13,778 14,867 PA : 2,777 2,736 2,703 2,761 2,712 2,686 SC : 3,626 3,706 3,788 3,900 *3,684 3,990 TX : 9,451 9,634 9,674 9,748 9,757 9,849 VA : 5,410 5,260 5,777 5,122 *5,264 5,383 CA, TN, & WV : 9,024 9,834 9,761 9,434 9,394 9,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 139,071 140,891 141,914 141,588 *140,983 142,605 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 132,688 135,561 136,597 134,252 135,176 135,784 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 104 104 105 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised