HDR1012000150090827971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 27, 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 August 23, 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 23, 1997. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through August 23, 1997 were 4.71 billion, 3 percent above the 4.57 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 3, 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 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,891 25,799 25,821 26,033 26,088 26,449 AR : 29,316 29,464 *29,564 *29,488 29,052 29,203 DE : 4,613 4,260 *4,477 4,521 *4,412 4,456 FL : 2,592 2,597 2,611 2,617 2,590 2,562 GA : 30,585 *29,649 29,781 30,374 *29,444 30,203 MD : 8,685 8,732 8,867 8,677 8,874 8,825 MS : 17,259 17,421 *16,009 15,831 17,392 17,334 NC : 17,444 17,520 17,194 17,276 16,779 16,694 PA : 3,736 3,734 3,804 *3,699 *3,762 3,745 SC : 4,376 4,432 4,466 4,468 4,469 4,361 TX : 12,828 *12,237 12,206 12,064 12,038 12,090 VA : 6,611 6,599 6,599 6,582 6,610 6,610 CA, TN, & WV : 9,368 9,106 9,355 9,166 *9,529 9,525 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 173,304 *171,550 *170,754 *170,796 *171,039 172,057 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 167,001 166,628 167,017 166,341 166,310 167,110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 103 102 103 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,300 17,906 18,586 18,779 18,291 19,628 AR : 22,938 23,208 *23,263 *24,549 23,251 23,184 DE : 4,907 4,982 5,240 *5,246 *5,305 5,600 FL : 2,641 2,614 2,558 2,808 2,672 2,614 GA : 24,180 24,024 24,198 24,555 *23,277 23,345 MD : 5,841 6,358 6,354 *6,074 *6,033 5,827 MS : 14,003 14,584 14,666 14,165 14,847 13,147 NC : 13,047 13,380 13,289 13,407 13,196 13,153 PA : 2,740 2,763 2,805 *2,806 *2,810 2,810 SC : 3,826 3,359 3,568 3,426 4,016 3,861 TX : 9,470 9,593 8,905 9,285 9,336 9,263 VA : 5,212 5,434 5,298 5,162 5,019 5,200 CA, TN, & WV : 8,577 9,060 9,169 8,906 *8,827 8,884 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 135,682 137,265 *137,899 *139,168 *136,880 136,516 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 128,727 129,768 134,314 133,569 133,837 133,870 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 105 106 103 104 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised