HDR1012000150090723971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 23, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 172 million eggs during the week ending July 19, 1997. This was up 3 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 136 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 19, 1997. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through July 19, 1997 were 4.03 billion, 3 percent above the 3.90 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next Broiler Hatchery report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on July 30, 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 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,797 25,238 25,589 25,331 25,663 25,891 AR : 29,887 29,430 29,075 28,404 29,188 29,120 DE : 4,698 4,740 4,311 4,629 4,614 4,613 FL : 2,582 2,638 2,594 2,601 2,559 2,592 GA : 30,731 30,462 *30,268 29,743 *29,792 30,691 MD : 8,792 8,869 8,161 8,475 8,687 8,266 MS : 17,250 17,524 16,738 17,029 17,206 17,078 NC : 17,569 17,770 *16,367 16,860 17,236 17,153 PA : 3,571 3,611 3,727 *3,650 *3,718 3,662 SC : 4,303 4,457 4,328 4,454 4,457 4,418 TX : 12,759 12,713 *12,625 12,759 *11,531 12,918 VA : 6,662 6,679 6,671 6,563 6,598 6,611 CA, TN, & WV : 9,701 10,068 8,695 9,527 *9,341 9,334 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 174,302 174,199 *169,149 *170,025 *170,590 172,347 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 167,768 166,315 160,697 161,058 167,007 167,001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 105 106 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,836 18,816 19,017 18,776 18,132 18,300 AR : 24,476 23,512 23,972 23,394 23,470 22,883 DE : 5,873 4,997 5,372 5,399 *6,112 4,907 FL : 2,629 2,658 2,723 2,729 2,481 2,641 GA : 24,716 24,604 24,564 24,356 *24,025 24,151 MD : 5,585 6,609 6,222 5,899 *5,314 5,783 MS : 15,225 15,198 15,054 15,142 14,921 14,003 NC : 13,530 13,778 14,867 13,774 13,735 13,035 PA : 2,761 2,712 2,645 *2,573 *2,817 2,742 SC : 3,900 3,684 3,990 3,948 4,101 3,826 TX : 9,744 9,752 9,850 9,711 *9,670 9,473 VA : 5,122 5,264 5,383 5,353 *5,588 5,212 CA, TN, & WV : 9,434 9,394 9,300 9,237 *10,039 8,568 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 141,831 140,978 142,959 *140,291 *140,405 135,524 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 134,252 135,176 135,784 137,124 134,543 128,727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 104 105 102 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised