HDR1012000150091015971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 15, 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 6 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 165 million eggs during the week ending October 11, 1997. This was up 6 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 11, 1997. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through October 11, 1997 were 5.66 billion, 3 percent above the 5.49 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 22, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 26,009 *23,438 26,020 24,018 25,969 23,831 AR : 29,602 28,419 28,791 27,998 28,798 28,756 DE : 4,228 3,953 4,102 4,162 4,298 4,229 FL : 2,575 2,513 2,487 2,362 2,508 2,563 GA : 30,539 28,323 28,506 29,033 *30,269 28,888 MD : 8,140 7,574 8,144 8,203 8,240 8,138 MS : 17,060 17,086 16,617 17,253 16,714 17,056 NC : *16,142 *16,050 *14,834 16,283 15,725 15,942 PA : 3,657 3,562 3,502 3,796 *3,448 3,539 SC : 4,313 4,391 4,381 4,197 4,493 4,389 TX : 12,409 12,254 *11,596 *11,415 *12,123 11,733 VA : 6,644 6,111 6,251 6,468 6,672 6,269 CA, TN, & WV : 9,681 9,150 *9,073 9,079 9,999 9,625 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*170,999 *162,824 *164,304 *164,267 *169,256 164,958 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 164,117 159,223 155,539 157,399 163,679 156,227 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 102 106 104 103 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,601 18,610 18,438 18,121 17,071 18,553 AR : 23,577 23,642 24,357 23,996 22,432 22,964 DE : 5,755 4,870 4,692 4,900 5,000 4,634 FL : 2,709 2,639 2,711 2,569 2,713 2,863 GA : 23,413 24,221 24,125 24,496 *22,561 22,513 MD : 5,566 5,910 6,243 5,650 4,934 5,795 MS : 14,548 14,174 13,881 14,354 13,982 14,104 NC : 12,963 *13,089 12,993 12,709 *12,357 12,030 PA : 2,725 2,777 2,737 *2,802 *2,710 2,659 SC : 3,910 3,736 3,210 3,619 3,635 3,202 TX : 9,109 8,953 9,226 9,506 *9,331 8,818 VA : 5,382 5,539 5,410 5,228 4,815 4,670 CA, TN, & WV : 9,598 9,683 9,465 *8,608 8,283 7,958 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 137,856 *137,843 137,488 *136,558 *129,824 130,763 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 133,735 134,956 134,728 132,526 126,824 123,682 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 102 102 103 102 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised