Pou 2-2 (6-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 10, 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 178 million eggs during the week ending June 6, 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 142 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 6, 1998. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through June 6, 1998 were 3.07 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 17, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,515 26,331 26,472 26,509 *26,571 26,328 AR : 29,498 29,953 29,598 29,410 29,716 29,699 DE : 4,670 4,604 4,591 4,726 4,722 4,725 FL : 2,869 2,877 2,938 2,625 2,573 2,567 GA : 30,994 30,979 *31,345 *30,970 *31,190 31,239 MD : 8,835 8,752 8,937 8,814 8,784 8,805 MS : 17,552 17,768 17,807 17,946 18,031 17,990 NC : 17,235 17,265 17,342 17,146 17,533 17,591 PA : 3,697 *3,741 *3,708 *3,723 *3,674 3,708 SC : 4,393 4,313 4,277 4,322 4,310 4,329 TX : 12,493 12,482 *12,801 13,021 12,935 13,008 VA : 6,773 6,659 6,643 6,627 *6,654 6,680 CA, TN, & WV : 11,233 11,157 11,036 *10,898 *11,127 11,153 : 15 State Total: 176,757 *176,881 *177,495 *176,737 *177,820 177,822 : Previous Year : 172,865 174,951 175,876 175,353 176,303 176,249 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,464 19,034 19,029 19,379 *18,940 19,272 AR : 24,666 23,410 23,129 23,558 24,114 23,134 DE : 5,417 4,953 5,524 5,559 *5,320 5,634 FL : 2,692 3,079 2,697 2,493 2,795 2,715 GA : 24,716 23,355 24,784 *24,861 *25,542 25,186 MD : 6,038 6,475 6,121 6,007 *5,806 5,502 MS : 15,191 14,319 14,912 14,997 14,816 14,703 NC : 13,658 13,633 13,289 13,081 13,357 13,736 PA : 2,765 *2,659 *2,829 *2,804 *2,901 2,923 SC : 3,874 4,778 3,608 3,713 3,291 3,350 TX : *9,505 *9,467 *9,773 *9,673 *9,570 9,874 VA : 5,215 5,437 5,922 5,294 *5,500 5,454 CA, TN, & WV : 9,945 9,790 10,304 *10,395 *9,903 10,129 : 15 State Total: *143,146 *140,389 *141,921 *141,814 *141,855 141,612 : Previous Year : 141,102 140,325 140,850 139,848 141,209 142,511 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 101 101 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.