Pou 2-2 (7-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 15, 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 174 million eggs during the week ending July 11, 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 81 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 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 11, 1998. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through July 11 1998 were 3.78 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 22, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,328 26,328 26,329 25,426 25,205 26,115 AR : 29,699 29,576 *29,305 29,222 28,955 27,744 DE : 4,725 4,744 4,560 4,783 4,439 4,500 FL : 2,567 2,546 2,509 2,434 2,477 2,450 GA : 31,260 31,519 31,192 31,307 *30,824 30,718 MD : 8,805 8,915 8,705 8,757 8,056 8,574 MS : 17,990 17,999 17,794 17,911 17,807 17,956 NC : 17,591 18,045 *17,476 17,868 16,329 17,441 PA : 3,709 *3,639 *3,757 *3,683 *3,605 3,746 SC : 4,329 4,316 4,370 4,356 4,220 4,021 TX : 13,008 12,947 13,354 13,271 12,380 13,142 VA : 6,678 6,842 6,637 6,649 6,615 6,642 CA, TN, & WV : 11,208 11,241 11,070 10,876 10,481 11,063 : 15 State Total: 177,897 *178,657 *177,058 *176,543 *171,393 174,112 : Previous Year : 176,249 175,071 175,236 170,037 171,374 172,616 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 102 101 104 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,272 19,103 19,341 19,189 19,294 19,085 AR : 23,635 23,647 24,184 24,367 *23,708 23,066 DE : 5,634 4,933 4,521 6,076 5,532 5,176 FL : 2,715 2,631 2,319 2,434 *2,428 2,381 GA : 25,191 25,173 24,988 24,472 *24,374 24,502 MD : 5,505 6,438 6,770 5,447 *6,243 6,217 MS : 14,703 15,100 15,146 14,910 14,871 14,630 NC : 13,736 13,688 13,638 13,731 13,657 13,323 PA : 2,877 2,725 2,703 2,728 *2,795 2,907 SC : 3,350 3,479 3,476 3,994 4,603 3,496 TX : 9,871 9,945 9,952 9,880 9,774 10,037 VA : 5,419 5,388 5,471 5,201 5,585 5,266 CA, TN, & WV : 10,146 9,687 10,080 10,538 10,260 10,073 : 15 State Total: 142,054 141,937 142,589 142,967 *143,124 140,159 : Previous Year : 142,511 142,374 141,506 142,448 140,860 140,991 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 100 101 100 102 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.