HDR1012000150090806971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 6, 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 August 2, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 138 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 2, 1997. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through August 2, 1997 were 4.30 billion, 3 percent above the 4.17 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next Broiler Hatchery report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on August 13, 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 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,589 25,331 25,663 25,891 25,820 25,821 AR : 29,075 28,404 29,188 29,120 *29,145 29,100 DE : 4,311 4,629 4,614 4,613 4,467 4,270 FL : 2,594 2,601 2,559 2,592 2,597 2,611 GA : 30,268 29,743 *30,673 30,585 *29,749 29,798 MD : 8,161 8,782 8,687 8,685 8,732 8,867 MS : 16,738 17,029 17,206 17,078 17,421 15,671 NC : 16,367 16,656 17,262 *17,444 *17,520 17,194 PA : 3,727 3,650 3,718 3,662 3,668 3,681 SC : 4,328 4,454 4,457 4,418 4,432 4,466 TX : 12,625 12,759 *11,509 *12,906 *12,091 12,236 VA : 6,671 *6,566 6,596 6,611 6,599 6,599 CA, TN, & WV : 8,695 9,527 9,341 9,353 9,097 9,355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 169,149 *170,131 *171,473 *172,958 *171,338 169,669 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 160,697 161,058 167,007 167,001 166,628 167,017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 106 103 104 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 19,017 18,776 18,132 18,300 17,906 18,586 AR : 23,972 *23,492 23,470 *22,867 *23,118 22,991 DE : 5,372 5,399 6,112 4,907 4,982 5,240 FL : 2,723 2,729 2,481 2,641 2,624 2,558 GA : 24,564 24,356 24,053 24,180 *24,024 24,209 MD : 6,222 5,899 5,314 5,841 *6,358 6,351 MS : 15,054 15,142 14,921 14,003 14,584 14,666 NC : 14,867 13,774 13,679 13,047 *13,380 13,289 PA : 2,645 2,573 2,817 2,742 2,669 2,684 SC : 3,990 3,948 4,101 3,826 3,359 3,568 TX : 9,850 *9,708 *9,665 *9,470 *9,593 8,905 VA : 5,383 *5,360 5,425 5,212 5,434 5,298 CA, TN, & WV : 9,300 *9,261 10,098 8,568 9,053 9,169 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 142,959 *140,417 *140,268 *135,604 *137,084 137,514 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 135,784 137,124 134,543 128,727 129,768 134,314 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 102 104 105 106 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised