Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 26, 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 176 million eggs during the week ending November 22, 1997. This was up 5 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 130 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 22, 1997. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1996. Cumulative placements from December 29, 1996, through November 22, 1997 were 6.44 billion, 3 percent above the 6.24 billion placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,195 22,508 24,142 25,083 25,516 25,791 AR : 27,834 26,789 *28,609 29,200 28,377 29,218 DE : 3,533 4,198 4,488 4,449 4,271 4,536 FL : 2,880 2,642 2,425 2,939 2,917 2,930 GA : 26,729 27,470 *27,773 27,770 28,297 29,329 MD : 7,713 7,371 8,530 8,646 8,362 8,749 MS : 16,940 15,826 16,103 16,891 17,500 16,584 NC : 14,714 15,964 *16,130 17,158 17,170 16,557 PA : 3,321 3,198 3,370 3,575 *3,494 3,685 SC : 4,130 4,325 4,231 4,365 4,391 4,405 TX : 11,753 11,048 11,522 12,060 *12,091 17,913 VA : 6,147 6,391 6,078 6,617 6,523 6,015 CA, TN, & WV : *9,486 *9,704 *10,638 *10,323 *11,039 10,664 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*159,375 *157,434 *164,039 *169,076 *169,948 176,376 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 154,973 150,501 158,685 166,637 166,941 168,089 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 105 103 101 102 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 16,710 18,517 16,808 17,070 15,831 17,041 AR : 23,042 23,474 23,154 21,368 20,404 23,171 DE : 5,429 5,841 4,440 4,868 5,019 4,864 FL : 2,502 2,461 2,643 2,757 2,701 2,115 GA : 22,017 23,839 23,219 21,659 *21,561 22,909 MD : 5,042 4,927 6,381 4,754 5,042 5,640 MS : 14,697 14,255 14,324 14,184 13,619 13,366 NC : 12,659 12,711 12,401 11,676 12,568 12,714 PA : 2,780 2,713 2,605 2,512 *2,582 2,761 SC : 3,079 4,051 4,220 3,949 3,672 3,129 TX : 8,740 9,163 9,311 8,640 *8,409 8,819 VA : 5,001 5,118 4,618 4,812 4,593 4,548 CA, TN, & WV : *8,368 *9,352 *8,820 *8,135 *9,127 8,981 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total :*130,066 *136,422 *132,944 *126,384 *125,128 130,058 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 Total : 125,944 130,221 125,501 124,488 120,536 127,422 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 103 105 106 102 104 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised