Pou 2-2 (7-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 1, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 176 million eggs during the week ending June 27, 1998. This was up 4 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 Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 27, 1998. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through June 27, 1998 were 3.50 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 8, 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 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,572 26,571 26,328 26,328 26,329 25,426 AR : 29,410 29,731 29,699 29,776 29,505 29,222 DE : 4,726 4,722 4,725 *4,744 *4,560 4,783 FL : 2,685 2,573 2,567 2,546 2,509 2,434 GA : 30,970 31,268 31,260 31,618 *31,192 31,299 MD : 8,814 8,784 8,805 8,915 8,705 8,757 MS : 17,946 18,031 17,990 17,999 *17,794 17,911 NC : 17,223 17,462 17,591 18,045 17,443 17,490 PA : 3,723 3,674 3,709 3,616 *3,734 3,610 SC : 4,322 4,310 4,329 4,316 4,370 4,356 TX : 13,021 12,935 13,008 12,947 13,354 13,271 VA : 6,627 6,654 6,678 6,842 6,637 6,642 CA, TN, & WV : 10,898 11,127 11,208 *11,241 *11,070 11,155 : 15 State Total: 176,937 177,842 177,897 *178,933 *177,202 176,356 : Previous Year : 175,353 176,303 176,249 175,071 175,236 170,037 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 101 102 101 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,379 18,940 19,272 19,103 19,341 19,185 AR : 23,558 *24,181 *23,635 *23,647 24,184 24,367 DE : 5,559 5,320 5,634 *4,933 *4,521 5,760 FL : 2,493 2,795 2,715 2,631 2,319 2,434 GA : 24,861 25,556 25,191 25,173 *24,988 24,514 MD : 6,007 5,806 5,505 *6,438 *6,770 5,686 MS : 14,997 14,816 14,703 15,100 *15,146 14,910 NC : 13,081 13,357 13,736 13,688 13,638 13,760 PA : 2,804 2,901 2,877 2,725 *2,703 2,735 SC : 3,713 3,291 3,350 3,479 3,476 3,994 TX : 9,673 9,570 9,874 9,947 9,954 9,883 VA : 5,294 5,500 5,419 5,388 5,471 5,223 CA, TN, & WV : 10,395 9,903 10,146 9,687 *10,080 10,549 : 15 State Total: 141,814 *141,936 *142,057 *141,939 *142,591 143,000 : Previous Year : 139,848 141,209 142,511 142,374 141,506 142,448 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 100 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.