Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 5, 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 164 million eggs during the week ending November 1, 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 82 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 133 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 1, 1997. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through November 1, 1997 were 6.06 billion, 3 percent above the 5.87 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 12, 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 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,018 25,600 *23,812 23,877 22,717 24,142 AR : 27,998 29,689 29,647 27,834 26,789 28,065 DE : 4,162 4,298 4,229 3,533 4,198 4,488 FL : 2,362 2,719 2,796 2,880 2,542 2,425 GA : 28,068 30,269 28,914 27,044 *27,619 28,280 MD : 8,072 8,153 8,138 7,567 7,283 8,530 MS : 17,253 16,714 17,056 16,940 15,826 16,103 NC : 16,083 15,775 *15,969 14,802 15,835 15,972 PA : 3,796 3,448 3,438 3,321 3,198 3,353 SC : 4,197 4,493 4,389 4,130 4,325 4,231 TX : 11,385 12,108 *12,095 11,753 11,441 11,522 VA : 6,468 6,672 6,271 6,147 6,391 6,078 CA, TN, & WV : 9,079 9,999 9,644 9,484 9,697 10,648 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 162,941 169,937 *166,398 159,312 *157,861 163,837 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 157,399 163,679 156,227 154,973 150,501 158,685 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 104 104 107 103 105 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,121 17,071 18,553 16,710 18,484 16,808 AR : 23,996 22,729 23,260 23,042 23,474 23,154 DE : 4,900 5,000 4,634 5,429 5,841 4,440 FL : 2,569 2,713 2,863 2,502 2,461 2,643 GA : 24,496 22,561 22,520 22,017 *23,839 23,222 MD : 5,650 4,934 5,795 5,042 4,927 6,381 MS : 14,354 13,982 14,104 14,697 14,255 14,324 NC : 12,709 12,357 12,030 12,659 12,711 12,401 PA : 2,802 2,710 2,634 2,780 2,713 2,594 SC : 3,619 3,635 3,202 3,079 4,051 4,220 TX : 9,506 9,331 8,818 *8,740 *9,163 9,304 VA : 5,228 4,815 4,628 5,001 5,118 4,618 CA, TN, & WV : 8,608 8,283 7,985 8,356 9,343 8,821 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 136,558 130,121 131,026 *130,054 *136,380 132,930 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 132,526 126,824 123,682 125,944 130,221 125,501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 103 106 103 105 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised