Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 6, 1998, 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 177 million eggs during the week ending May 2, 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 Up 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 2, 1998. Placements were up 1 perent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through May 2, 1998 were 2.37 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 13, 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, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Pou 2-2 (5-98) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,060 26,416 26,498 25,995 25,895 26,538 AR : 29,272 29,766 30,013 28,772 29,228 29,498 DE : 4,677 4,563 4,462 4,402 4,389 4,670 FL : 2,838 2,887 2,853 2,888 2,914 2,869 GA : 30,356 30,359 30,643 30,425 *30,934 30,874 MD : 8,878 8,884 *8,779 8,716 8,888 8,835 MS : 17,824 17,843 18,001 17,654 17,745 17,552 NC : *17,335 17,643 17,773 17,799 17,600 17,313 PA : 3,690 3,564 3,608 3,783 *3,708 3,685 SC : 4,224 4,302 4,286 4,399 4,379 4,393 TX : 12,326 12,320 12,301 12,444 12,580 12,472 VA : 6,636 6,602 6,649 6,659 6,772 6,773 CA, TN, & WV : *10,917 11,090 11,024 10,807 10,878 11,233 : 15 State Total: *175,033 176,239 *176,890 174,743 *175,910 176,705 : Previous Year : 169,906 174,509 174,847 174,755 174,256 172,865 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 101 101 100 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,350 18,540 18,319 18,782 18,856 19,439 AR : 23,934 23,754 23,226 23,431 24,281 24,666 DE : 4,965 5,896 4,602 5,381 5,613 5,417 FL : 2,790 2,448 2,848 2,619 2,682 2,643 GA : 24,273 24,702 24,451 24,472 *24,585 24,807 MD : 6,509 5,628 6,374 5,940 *5,818 6,037 MS : 14,977 15,020 15,534 14,723 15,062 15,191 NC : 13,576 14,350 13,779 13,966 13,365 13,658 PA : 2,753 *2,853 *2,642 *2,794 *2,676 2,772 SC : 3,626 3,039 3,281 3,441 *3,892 3,874 TX : 10,020 *9,720 *9,282 *9,299 *9,520 9,531 VA : 5,531 5,288 5,602 5,357 5,605 5,215 CA, TN, & WV : *10,450 9,777 10,217 9,798 10,183 9,951 : 15 State Total: *141,754 *141,015 *140,157 *140,003 *142,138 143,201 : Previous Year : 141,814 140,989 140,129 137,516 140,313 141,102 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 100 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.