HDR1012000150090709971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 9, 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 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 170 million eggs during the week ending July 5, 1997. This was up 6 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 5, 1997. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through July 5, 1997 were 3.75 billion, 3 percent above the 3.64 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on July 16, 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 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,955 26,061 *25,797 25,238 25,589 25,331 AR : 29,866 30,034 29,887 29,430 *29,075 28,404 DE : 4,744 4,733 4,698 4,740 4,311 4,629 FL : 2,619 2,629 2,582 2,638 2,594 2,601 GA : 30,867 30,834 30,731 30,462 *29,999 29,760 MD : 8,734 8,786 8,792 8,869 8,161 8,475 MS : 17,558 17,490 17,250 17,524 16,738 17,029 NC : 17,661 17,627 *17,569 17,770 16,368 16,860 PA : 3,594 3,550 3,571 3,611 3,591 3,619 SC : 4,439 4,426 4,303 4,457 4,328 4,454 TX : 12,844 13,005 *12,759 12,544 12,702 12,687 VA : 6,599 6,600 6,662 6,679 6,671 6,563 CA, TN, & WV : 10,021 9,688 9,701 10,068 8,695 9,527 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 175,501 175,463 *174,302 174,030 *168,822 169,939 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 166,830 167,526 167,768 166,315 160,697 161,058 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 105 104 105 105 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,448 18,519 *18,836 18,816 19,017 18,669 AR : 24,180 24,127 24,476 23,512 *23,972 23,394 DE : 5,103 5,363 5,873 4,997 *5,372 5,351 FL : 2,624 2,718 2,629 2,658 2,723 2,729 GA : 24,191 24,690 24,716 24,604 *24,564 24,284 MD : 6,554 5,947 5,585 6,609 *6,222 6,237 MS : 15,261 15,302 15,225 15,198 15,054 15,142 NC : 13,360 13,545 13,530 13,778 14,867 13,774 PA : 2,736 2,703 2,761 2,712 2,686 2,637 SC : 3,706 3,788 3,900 3,684 3,990 3,948 TX : 9,634 *9,670 *9,744 *9,752 *9,846 9,704 VA : 5,260 5,777 5,122 5,264 5,383 5,056 CA, TN, & WV : 9,834 9,761 9,434 9,394 9,300 9,293 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 140,891 *141,910 *141,831 *140,978 *142,996 140,218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 135,561 136,597 134,252 135,176 135,784 137,124 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 106 104 105 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised