HDR1012000150090716971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 16, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 170 million eggs during the week ending July 12, 1997. This was up 2 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 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 12, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through July 12, 1997 were 3.89 billion, 3 percent above the 3.77 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next Broiler Hatchery report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on July 23, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 26,061 25,797 25,238 25,589 25,331 25,663 AR : 30,034 29,887 29,430 29,075 28,404 29,188 DE : 4,733 4,698 4,740 4,311 4,629 4,614 FL : 2,629 2,582 2,638 2,594 2,601 2,559 GA : 30,834 30,731 30,462 29,999 *29,743 29,767 MD : 8,786 8,792 8,869 8,161 8,475 8,687 MS : 17,490 17,250 17,524 16,738 17,029 17,206 NC : 17,627 17,569 17,770 16,368 16,860 17,236 PA : 3,550 3,571 3,611 *3,727 *3,495 3,621 SC : 4,426 4,303 4,457 4,328 4,454 4,457 TX : 13,005 12,759 *12,713 *12,672 *12,759 11,510 VA : 6,600 6,662 6,679 6,671 6,563 6,598 CA, TN, & WV : 9,688 9,701 10,068 8,695 9,527 9,349 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 175,463 174,302 *174,199 *168,928 *169,870 170,455 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 167,526 167,768 166,315 160,697 161,058 167,007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 104 105 105 105 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,519 18,836 18,816 19,017 *18,776 18,132 AR : 24,127 24,476 23,512 23,972 23,394 23,470 DE : 5,363 5,873 4,997 5,372 *5,399 5,845 FL : 2,718 2,629 2,658 2,723 2,729 2,481 GA : 24,690 24,716 24,604 24,564 *24,356 24,033 MD : 5,947 5,585 6,609 6,222 *5,899 5,505 MS : 15,302 15,225 15,198 15,054 15,142 14,921 NC : 13,545 13,530 13,778 14,867 13,774 13,735 PA : 2,703 2,761 2,712 *2,645 *2,632 2,715 SC : 3,788 3,900 3,684 3,990 3,948 4,101 TX : 9,670 9,744 9,752 *9,850 *9,711 9,668 VA : 5,777 5,122 5,264 5,383 *5,353 5,669 CA, TN, & WV : 9,761 9,434 9,394 9,300 *9,237 10,070 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 141,910 141,831 140,978 *142,959 *140,350 140,345 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 136,597 134,252 135,176 135,784 137,124 134,543 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 106 104 105 102 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised