Pou 2-2 (8-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 5, 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 August 1, 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 137 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 1, 1998. Placements were down 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through August 1, 1998 were 4.20 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 12, 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 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,426 25,205 *26,110 26,094 25,857 25,849 AR : 28,993 28,955 27,744 28,980 *28,375 28,225 DE : 4,783 4,439 4,500 4,432 4,554 4,460 FL : 2,434 2,517 2,450 2,550 2,480 2,474 GA : 31,307 30,824 30,664 31,283 *31,059 31,081 MD : 8,757 8,056 8,574 8,538 8,720 8,826 MS : 17,911 17,807 17,956 17,807 17,872 17,776 NC : 17,879 16,314 *17,663 17,460 17,738 17,535 PA : 3,683 3,636 3,819 3,622 *3,692 3,671 SC : 4,577 4,468 4,216 4,272 4,378 4,277 TX : 13,271 12,380 13,142 13,281 12,858 12,797 VA : 6,649 6,615 6,642 6,635 6,648 6,637 CA, TN, & WV : 10,876 10,503 11,000 10,876 10,734 10,151 : 15 State Total: 176,546 171,719 *174,480 175,830 *174,965 173,759 : Previous Year : 170,037 171,374 172,616 174,221 172,509 171,930 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 100 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,189 19,294 19,085 18,144 17,692 19,115 AR : 24,367 23,708 23,066 22,469 *23,013 22,122 DE : 6,076 5,532 5,176 5,743 *5,795 5,705 FL : 2,434 2,428 2,381 2,274 *2,665 2,523 GA : 24,472 24,394 24,443 24,893 *24,376 24,018 MD : 5,447 6,243 6,217 5,929 *4,783 5,605 MS : 14,910 14,871 14,630 14,400 14,243 14,319 NC : 13,731 13,657 13,530 13,561 12,739 13,716 PA : 2,728 2,761 2,883 2,813 *2,571 2,713 SC : 3,994 4,721 3,703 4,260 3,269 3,659 TX : 9,880 9,774 10,037 9,924 9,224 9,765 VA : 5,201 5,585 5,614 5,364 5,319 5,112 CA, TN, & WV : 10,540 10,242 *10,216 *10,061 9,896 9,097 : 15 State Total: 142,969 143,210 *140,981 *139,835 *135,585 137,469 : Previous Year : 142,448 140,860 140,991 135,981 138,060 138,459 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 102 100 103 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.