Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 11, 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 Down 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 171 million eggs during the week ending February 7, 1998. This was down 1 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 138 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 7, 1998. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through February 7, 1998 were 686 million, up 1 percent from the 682 million placed during the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 18, 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 State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 24,960 25,364 24,932 25,041 25,338 25,377 AR : 29,091 29,535 28,965 29,138 29,093 29,431 DE : 4,461 4,278 4,336 4,289 *4,502 4,502 FL : 2,766 2,790 2,841 2,818 2,629 2,678 GA : 30,262 30,254 29,726 29,620 *29,169 29,544 MD : 8,522 8,683 8,578 8,678 *8,361 8,000 MS : 17,315 17,073 17,724 17,229 16,973 17,379 NC : *16,942 17,237 *17,399 16,572 16,648 17,063 PA : 3,504 3,480 3,738 3,680 *3,530 3,528 SC : 4,215 4,185 4,208 4,197 4,155 4,197 TX : 12,404 12,386 *12,409 12,358 12,068 12,426 VA : 6,401 6,529 6,397 6,552 *6,069 6,542 CA, TN, & WV : 10,880 *10,688 *10,875 *10,134 10,195 10,326 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 Total :*171,723 *172,482 *172,128 *170,306 *168,730 170,993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 170,719 168,924 166,957 168,895 170,898 172,851 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 101 102 103 101 99 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler Chicks Placed in 15 Selected States ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 18,109 17,889 18,282 18,417 18,195 17,758 AR : 23,804 23,139 23,402 24,162 23,060 23,745 DE : 4,960 5,499 5,407 5,267 *5,838 4,718 FL : 2,297 2,452 2,624 2,482 *2,779 2,907 GA : 23,881 23,807 24,501 24,793 *24,081 24,030 MD : 6,184 6,021 5,332 5,805 *5,106 6,188 MS : 14,111 14,669 14,670 14,345 14,189 14,722 NC : 12,856 13,132 12,368 12,971 13,392 13,318 PA : 2,688 2,713 2,631 2,690 *2,681 2,818 SC : 4,760 3,905 3,840 3,303 3,161 3,359 TX : *9,603 *9,528 *9,498 *9,648 *9,630 9,561 VA : 5,142 4,834 4,879 5,384 *5,353 5,166 CA, TN, & WV : 9,359 *8,855 *8,623 *9,115 9,581 9,811 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 Total :*137,754 *136,443 *136,057 *138,382 *137,046 138,101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 Total : 136,105 136,694 137,560 137,072 136,782 133,727 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- % of Prev Yr : 101 100 99 101 100 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised