Pou 2-2 (7-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 22, 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 176 million eggs during the week ending July 18, 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 Up 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 18, 1998. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through July 18, 1998 were 3.92 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 29, 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 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,328 26,329 25,426 25,205 26,115 26,167 AR : 29,576 29,305 29,222 28,955 27,744 28,980 DE : 4,744 4,560 4,783 4,439 4,500 4,432 FL : 2,546 2,509 2,434 2,477 2,450 2,550 GA : 31,519 31,192 31,307 30,824 *30,664 31,185 MD : 8,915 8,705 8,757 8,056 8,574 8,538 MS : 17,999 17,794 17,911 17,807 17,956 17,792 NC : 18,045 *17,536 *17,879 16,329 *17,467 17,461 PA : 3,639 3,757 3,683 3,605 *3,752 3,703 SC : *4,546 *4,600 *4,577 *4,468 *4,216 4,272 TX : 12,947 13,354 13,271 12,380 13,142 13,281 VA : 6,842 6,637 6,649 6,615 6,642 6,635 CA, TN, & WV : 11,241 11,070 10,876 *10,503 *11,000 10,876 : 15 State Total: *178,887 *177,348 *176,775 *171,663 *174,222 175,872 : Previous Year : 175,071 175,236 170,037 171,374 172,616 174,221 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 101 104 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,103 19,341 19,189 19,294 19,085 18,140 AR : 23,647 24,184 24,367 23,708 23,066 22,469 DE : 4,933 4,521 6,076 5,532 5,176 5,743 FL : 2,631 2,319 2,434 2,428 2,381 2,274 GA : 25,173 24,988 24,472 24,374 *24,423 24,887 MD : 6,438 6,770 5,447 6,243 6,217 5,929 MS : 15,100 15,146 14,910 14,871 14,630 14,459 NC : 13,688 13,638 13,731 13,657 *13,530 13,545 PA : 2,725 2,703 2,728 2,795 *2,933 2,800 SC : 3,479 3,476 *4,015 *4,721 *3,703 4,260 TX : 9,945 9,952 9,880 9,774 10,037 9,924 VA : 5,388 5,471 5,201 5,585 5,266 5,341 CA, TN, & WV : 9,687 10,080 *10,540 *10,242 *10,186 10,093 : 15 State Total: 141,937 142,589 *142,990 *143,224 *140,633 139,864 : Previous Year : 142,374 141,506 142,448 140,860 140,991 135,981 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 100 102 100 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.