HDR1012000150091119971500BROILER HATCHERY Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 19, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 170 million eggs during the week ending November 15, 1997. This was up 2 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 125 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 15, 1997. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through November 15, 1997 were 6.31 billion, 3 percent above the 6.12 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 26, 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 23,812 24,195 *22,508 24,142 25,083 25,516 AR : 29,647 27,834 26,789 28,065 29,200 28,377 DE : 4,229 3,533 4,198 4,488 4,449 4,271 FL : 2,796 2,880 *2,642 2,425 2,939 2,917 GA : 28,914 26,729 *27,470 28,089 *27,770 28,297 MD : 8,138 7,713 *7,371 8,530 8,646 8,362 MS : 17,056 16,940 15,826 16,103 16,891 17,500 NC : 15,969 14,714 *15,964 15,972 17,158 17,170 PA : 3,438 3,321 3,198 3,370 3,575 3,533 SC : 4,389 4,130 4,325 4,231 4,365 4,391 TX : 12,095 11,753 *11,048 11,522 12,060 12,083 VA : 6,271 6,147 6,391 6,078 6,617 6,523 CA, TN, & WV : 9,644 9,484 9,697 10,648 10,321 11,050 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 166,398 159,373 *157,427 163,663 *169,074 169,990 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 156,227 154,973 150,501 158,685 166,637 166,941 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 107 103 105 103 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,553 16,710 *18,517 16,808 17,070 15,831 AR : 23,260 23,042 23,474 23,154 21,368 20,404 DE : 4,634 5,429 5,841 4,440 4,868 5,019 FL : 2,863 2,502 2,461 2,643 2,757 2,701 GA : 22,520 22,017 23,839 23,219 *21,659 21,582 MD : 5,795 5,042 4,927 6,381 4,754 5,042 MS : 14,104 14,697 14,255 14,324 14,184 13,619 NC : 12,030 12,659 12,711 12,401 11,676 12,568 PA : 2,634 2,780 2,713 2,605 2,512 2,597 SC : 3,202 3,079 4,051 4,220 3,949 3,672 TX : 8,818 8,740 9,163 9,311 8,640 8,496 VA : 4,628 5,001 5,118 4,618 4,812 4,593 CA, TN, & WV : 7,985 8,356 *9,344 8,819 *8,132 9,122 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 131,026 130,054 *136,414 132,943 *126,381 125,246 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 123,682 125,944 130,221 125,501 124,488 120,536 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 106 103 105 106 102 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.