Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 20, 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 1 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 177 million eggs during the week ending May 16, 1998. This was up 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 142 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 16, 1998. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through May 16, 1998 were 2.65 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 27, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,498 25,995 26,164 26,573 *26,331 26,472 AR : 30,013 28,772 29,228 29,498 29,953 29,598 DE : 4,462 4,402 4,389 4,670 *4,604 4,596 FL : 2,853 2,888 2,914 2,869 2,877 2,938 GA : 30,643 30,425 *30,919 30,934 *30,979 31,180 MD : 8,779 8,716 8,888 8,835 8,752 8,924 MS : 18,001 17,654 17,745 17,552 17,768 17,807 NC : 17,773 17,781 *17,374 17,313 17,265 17,342 PA : 3,608 3,783 3,798 3,685 3,632 3,702 SC : 4,286 4,399 4,379 4,393 4,313 4,277 TX : 12,301 12,444 *12,761 12,493 12,482 12,982 VA : 6,649 6,659 6,772 6,773 6,659 6,643 CA, TN, & WV : *11,077 10,807 10,878 11,233 11,157 11,036 : 15 State Total: *176,943 174,725 *176,209 176,821 *176,772 177,497 : Previous Year : 174,847 174,755 174,256 172,865 174,951 175,876 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 101 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,319 18,782 18,837 19,464 *19,034 19,029 AR : 23,226 23,431 24,281 24,666 23,410 22,907 DE : 4,602 5,381 5,613 5,417 *4,953 5,506 FL : 2,848 2,619 2,682 2,692 3,079 2,697 GA : 24,451 24,472 24,585 24,716 *23,355 24,700 MD : 6,374 5,940 5,818 *6,038 *6,475 5,846 MS : 15,534 14,723 15,062 15,191 14,319 14,912 NC : 13,779 13,966 13,365 13,658 13,633 13,389 PA : 2,642 2,794 2,753 2,772 2,888 2,881 SC : 3,281 3,441 3,892 3,874 4,778 3,608 TX : 9,282 9,299 9,520 9,509 9,471 9,776 VA : 5,602 5,357 5,605 5,215 5,437 6,074 CA, TN, & WV : *10,221 9,798 10,183 9,951 9,791 10,302 : 15 State Total: *140,161 140,003 142,196 *143,163 *140,623 141,627 : Previous Year : 140,129 137,516 140,313 141,102 140,325 140,850 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 102 101 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.