HDR1012000150090820971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 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 16, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 137 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 16, 1997. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through August 16, 1997 were 4.58 billion, 3 percent above the 4.44 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next Broiler Hatchery report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 27, 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 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,663 25,891 *25,799 25,821 26,033 26,088 AR : 29,346 29,316 29,464 29,276 29,200 29,052 DE : 4,614 4,613 *4,260 4,270 4,521 4,369 FL : 2,559 2,592 2,597 2,611 2,617 2,590 GA : 30,673 30,585 29,749 29,781 *30,374 29,508 MD : 8,687 8,685 8,732 8,867 8,677 8,874 MS : 17,206 17,259 17,421 15,671 15,831 17,392 NC : 17,262 17,444 17,520 17,194 17,276 16,779 PA : 3,718 *3,736 *3,734 *3,804 3,638 3,722 SC : 4,457 *4,376 4,432 4,466 4,468 4,469 TX : 11,509 *12,828 *12,406 *12,206 *12,064 12,038 VA : 6,596 6,611 6,599 6,599 6,582 6,610 CA, TN, & WV : 9,354 9,368 9,106 9,355 9,166 9,358 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 171,644 *173,304 *171,819 *169,921 *170,447 170,849 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 167,007 167,001 166,628 167,017 166,341 166,310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 104 103 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,132 18,300 17,906 18,586 18,779 18,291 AR : 23,543 22,938 23,208 23,049 24,143 23,251 DE : 6,112 4,907 4,982 5,240 4,811 5,303 FL : 2,481 2,641 2,614 2,558 2,808 2,672 GA : 24,053 24,180 24,024 24,198 *24,555 23,319 MD : 5,314 5,841 6,358 6,354 6,445 6,035 MS : 14,921 14,003 14,584 14,666 14,165 14,847 NC : 13,679 13,047 13,380 13,289 *13,407 13,196 PA : 2,817 *2,740 *2,763 *2,805 2,716 2,775 SC : 4,101 3,826 3,359 3,568 3,426 4,016 TX : 9,665 9,470 9,593 8,905 9,285 9,336 VA : 5,425 5,212 5,434 5,298 *5,162 5,019 CA, TN, & WV : 10,096 8,577 9,060 9,169 8,906 8,708 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 140,339 *135,682 *137,265 *137,685 *138,608 136,768 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 134,543 128,727 129,768 134,314 133,569 133,837 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 105 106 103 104 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised