Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 14, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Broiler Hatchery" call Tom Kruchten (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 172 million eggs during the week ending January 10, 1998. This was up 2 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 136 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 10, 1998. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 1997. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 21, 1998. 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 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 25,324 25,301 *25,063 25,552 25,018 25,310 AR : 29,753 29,256 29,561 29,605 *29,091 29,535 DE : 4,429 4,141 4,623 4,339 4,461 4,278 FL : 2,915 2,404 2,558 2,743 2,766 2,790 GA : 29,527 30,247 *30,037 30,314 30,363 30,249 MD : 8,587 *8,709 8,688 8,014 *8,522 8,683 MS : 17,233 17,145 17,385 17,358 17,315 16,844 NC : 16,420 16,796 17,078 16,182 16,940 17,258 PA : 3,583 *3,681 3,481 *3,679 *3,504 3,555 SC : 4,310 4,356 4,353 4,244 4,215 4,185 TX : 12,391 12,323 12,247 12,412 12,411 12,386 VA : 6,259 6,383 6,405 6,403 6,401 6,529 CA, TN, & WV : 10,657 10,071 9,876 9,912 *10,881 10,715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 Total : 171,388 *170,813 *171,355 *170,757 *171,888 172,317 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 168,466 169,406 170,115 171,220 170,719 168,924 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 101 101 100 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,816 18,424 18,386 18,047 18,109 17,973 AR : 23,794 23,251 25,501 24,700 *23,804 23,139 DE : 4,856 4,510 5,572 5,938 4,960 5,499 FL : 2,690 2,249 2,746 2,863 2,297 2,452 GA : 23,232 23,880 24,046 23,057 *23,889 23,817 MD : 5,776 6,534 5,557 5,310 6,184 6,020 MS : 14,578 13,936 14,793 14,195 14,111 14,669 NC : 13,029 13,167 13,800 12,200 12,856 13,132 PA : 2,705 2,770 2,708 2,677 *2,699 2,724 SC : 3,580 3,210 3,489 4,156 4,760 3,905 TX : 9,592 9,629 9,610 9,670 9,600 9,526 VA : 5,035 5,436 5,508 4,997 5,142 4,834 CA, TN, & WV : 9,253 9,607 10,207 9,648 *9,728 8,691 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 Total : 136,936 136,603 141,923 137,458 *138,139 136,381 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 134,774 134,570 136,536 135,177 136,105 136,694 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 102 102 104 102 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. 1/Previous year except January.