Pou 2-2 (6-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 24, 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 June 20, 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 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 20, 1998. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through June 20, 1998 were 3.36 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on July 1, 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 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,472 26,572 26,571 26,328 26,328 26,329 AR : 29,598 29,410 *29,731 29,699 29,776 29,505 DE : 4,591 4,726 4,722 4,725 4,745 4,732 FL : 2,938 2,685 2,573 2,567 2,546 2,509 GA : 31,345 30,970 31,268 31,260 *31,618 31,182 MD : 8,937 8,814 8,784 8,805 8,915 8,705 MS : 17,807 17,946 18,031 17,990 17,999 17,705 NC : 17,342 17,223 *17,462 17,591 18,045 17,443 PA : 3,708 3,723 3,674 3,709 *3,616 3,674 SC : 4,277 4,322 4,310 4,329 4,316 4,370 TX : 12,801 13,021 12,935 13,008 12,947 13,354 VA : 6,643 6,627 6,654 6,678 6,842 6,637 CA, TN, & WV : 11,036 10,898 11,127 11,208 *11,240 11,225 : 15 State Total: 177,495 176,937 *177,842 177,897 *178,933 177,370 : Previous Year : 175,876 175,353 176,303 176,249 175,071 175,236 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 101 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,029 19,379 18,940 19,272 19,103 19,341 AR : 23,129 23,558 24,114 23,134 23,441 24,184 DE : 5,524 5,559 5,320 5,634 4,859 4,579 FL : 2,697 2,493 2,795 2,715 *2,631 2,319 GA : 24,784 24,861 25,556 25,191 *25,173 24,878 MD : 6,121 6,007 5,806 5,505 6,426 6,710 MS : 14,912 14,997 14,816 14,703 15,100 15,298 NC : 13,289 13,081 13,357 13,736 13,688 13,638 PA : 2,829 2,804 2,901 2,877 *2,725 2,817 SC : 3,608 3,713 3,291 3,350 3,479 3,476 TX : 9,773 9,673 9,570 9,874 9,947 9,954 VA : 5,922 5,294 5,500 5,419 5,388 5,471 CA, TN, & WV : 10,304 10,395 9,903 10,146 *9,687 10,096 : 15 State Total: 141,921 141,814 141,869 141,556 *141,647 142,761 : Previous Year : 140,850 139,848 141,209 142,511 142,374 141,506 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 100 99 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.