Pou 2-2 (6-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 17, 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 179 million eggs during the week ending June 13, 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 142 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 13, 1998. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through June 13, 1998 were 3.21 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 24, 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 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,331 26,472 *26,572 26,571 26,328 26,328 AR : 29,953 29,598 29,410 29,716 29,699 29,776 DE : 4,604 4,591 4,726 4,722 4,725 4,745 FL : 2,877 2,938 *2,685 2,573 2,567 2,546 GA : 30,979 31,345 30,970 *31,268 *31,260 31,629 MD : 8,752 8,937 8,814 8,784 8,805 8,915 MS : 17,768 17,807 17,946 18,031 17,990 17,999 NC : 17,265 17,342 *17,223 17,533 17,591 18,045 PA : 3,741 3,708 3,723 3,674 *3,709 3,732 SC : 4,313 4,277 4,322 4,310 4,329 4,316 TX : 12,482 12,801 13,021 12,935 13,008 12,947 VA : 6,659 6,643 6,627 6,654 *6,678 6,842 CA, TN, & WV : 11,157 11,036 10,898 11,127 *11,208 11,225 : 15 State Total: 176,881 177,495 *176,937 *177,898 *177,897 179,045 : Previous Year : 174,951 175,876 175,353 176,303 176,249 175,071 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,034 19,029 19,379 18,940 19,272 19,103 AR : 23,410 23,129 23,558 24,114 23,134 23,441 DE : 4,953 5,524 5,559 5,320 5,634 4,859 FL : 3,079 2,697 2,493 2,795 2,715 2,674 GA : 23,355 24,784 24,861 *25,556 *25,191 25,176 MD : 6,475 6,121 6,007 5,806 *5,505 6,426 MS : 14,319 14,912 14,997 14,816 14,703 15,100 NC : 13,633 13,289 13,081 13,357 13,736 13,688 PA : 2,659 2,829 2,804 2,901 *2,877 2,911 SC : 4,778 3,608 3,713 3,291 3,350 3,479 TX : 9,467 9,773 9,673 9,570 9,874 9,947 VA : 5,437 5,922 5,294 5,500 *5,419 5,388 CA, TN, & WV : 9,790 10,304 10,395 9,903 *10,146 9,683 : 15 State Total: 140,389 141,921 141,814 *141,869 *141,556 141,875 : Previous Year : 140,325 140,850 139,848 141,209 142,511 142,374 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 101 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.