HDR1012000150090813971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 13, 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 171 million eggs during the week ending August 9, 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 81 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 139 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 9, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through August 9, 1997 were 4.44 billion, 3 percent above the 4.30 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next Broiler Hatchery report will be released at 3 P.M. ET on August 20, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,331 25,663 25,891 25,820 25,821 26,033 AR : *28,707 *29,346 *29,316 *29,464 *29,276 29,200 DE : 4,629 4,614 4,613 4,467 4,270 4,521 FL : 2,601 2,559 2,592 2,597 2,611 2,617 GA : 29,743 30,673 30,585 29,749 *29,781 30,473 MD : 8,782 8,687 8,685 8,732 8,867 8,677 MS : 17,029 17,206 *17,259 17,421 15,671 15,831 NC : 16,656 17,262 17,444 17,520 17,194 17,276 PA : 3,650 3,718 3,662 3,668 3,681 3,638 SC : 4,454 4,457 4,418 4,432 4,466 4,468 TX : 12,759 11,509 *12,846 12,091 12,236 12,094 VA : 6,566 6,596 6,611 6,599 6,599 6,582 CA, TN, & WV : *9,540 *9,354 *9,368 *9,106 9,355 9,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*170,447 *171,644 *173,290 *171,666 *169,828 170,576 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 161,058 167,007 167,001 166,628 167,017 166,341 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 103 104 103 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,776 18,132 18,300 17,906 18,586 18,779 AR : *23,512 *23,543 *22,938 *23,208 *23,049 24,143 DE : 5,399 6,112 4,907 4,982 5,240 4,811 FL : 2,729 2,481 2,641 *2,614 2,558 2,808 GA : 24,356 24,053 24,180 24,024 *24,198 24,669 MD : 5,899 5,314 5,841 6,358 *6,354 6,445 MS : 15,142 14,921 14,003 14,584 14,666 14,165 NC : 13,774 13,679 13,047 13,380 13,289 13,601 PA : 2,573 2,817 2,742 2,669 2,684 2,716 SC : 3,948 4,101 3,826 3,359 3,568 3,426 TX : 9,708 9,665 9,470 9,593 8,905 9,285 VA : 5,360 5,425 5,212 5,434 5,298 5,053 CA, TN, & WV : *9,268 *10,096 *8,577 *9,060 9,169 8,906 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*140,444 *140,339 *135,684 *137,171 *137,564 138,807 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 137,124 134,543 128,727 129,768 134,314 133,569 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 104 105 106 102 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised