Pou 2-2 (5-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 27, 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 176 million eggs during the week ending May 23, 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 23, 1998. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through May 23, 1998 were 2.79 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 3, 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. Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,995 26,164 *26,515 26,331 26,472 26,509 AR : 28,772 29,228 29,498 29,953 29,598 29,410 DE : 4,402 4,389 4,670 4,604 *4,591 4,685 FL : 2,888 2,914 2,869 2,877 2,938 2,625 GA : 30,425 30,919 30,934 30,979 *31,255 30,586 MD : 8,716 8,888 8,835 8,752 *8,937 8,814 MS : 17,654 17,745 17,552 17,768 17,807 17,946 NC : 17,781 17,374 17,313 17,265 17,342 17,146 PA : 3,783 3,798 *3,697 3,632 3,702 3,795 SC : 4,399 4,379 4,393 4,313 4,277 4,322 TX : 12,444 12,761 12,493 12,482 12,982 13,021 VA : 6,659 6,772 6,773 6,659 6,643 6,648 CA, TN, & WV : 10,807 *11,067 11,233 11,157 11,036 10,809 : 15 State Total: 174,725 *176,398 *176,775 176,772 *177,580 176,316 : Previous Year : 174,755 174,256 172,865 174,951 175,876 175,353 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 102 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,782 18,837 19,464 19,034 19,029 19,379 AR : 23,431 24,281 24,666 23,410 22,907 23,558 DE : 5,381 5,613 5,417 4,953 *5,524 5,584 FL : 2,619 2,682 2,692 3,079 2,697 2,493 GA : 24,472 24,585 24,716 23,355 *24,789 24,937 MD : 5,940 5,818 6,038 6,475 *6,121 5,956 MS : 14,723 15,062 15,191 14,319 14,912 14,997 NC : 13,966 13,365 13,658 13,633 *13,289 13,081 PA : 2,794 2,753 *2,765 2,888 2,881 2,845 SC : 3,441 3,892 3,874 4,778 3,608 3,713 TX : 9,299 9,520 9,509 9,471 9,776 9,676 VA : 5,357 5,605 5,215 5,437 *5,922 5,306 CA, TN, & WV : 9,798 10,183 *9,945 *9,790 *10,304 10,311 : 15 State Total: 140,003 142,196 *143,150 *140,622 *141,759 141,836 : Previous Year : 137,516 140,313 141,102 140,325 140,850 139,848 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.