Pou 2-2 (8-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 19, 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 175 million eggs during the week ending August 15, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 139 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 15, 1998. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through August 15, 1998 were 4.48 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 26, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,110 26,094 25,857 25,849 *25,579 25,624 AR : 27,744 28,770 28,375 28,225 28,522 28,585 DE : 4,500 4,432 4,554 4,460 4,299 4,272 FL : 2,450 2,550 2,480 2,474 2,592 2,612 GA : 30,664 31,283 31,059 31,049 *30,879 31,037 MD : 8,574 8,538 8,720 8,826 8,837 8,895 MS : 17,956 17,807 17,872 17,776 17,720 17,450 NC : 17,555 17,460 *17,728 17,535 *17,299 17,473 PA : 3,819 3,626 3,681 3,666 *3,562 3,754 SC : 4,216 4,272 4,378 4,277 4,354 4,405 TX : 13,142 13,281 12,858 12,792 12,730 12,818 VA : 6,642 6,635 6,648 6,637 6,606 6,597 CA, TN, & WV : 11,000 10,876 10,734 *10,205 *11,175 11,000 : 15 State Total: 174,372 175,624 *174,944 *173,771 *174,154 174,522 : Previous Year : 172,616 174,221 172,509 171,930 172,474 172,543 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 101 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,085 18,144 17,692 19,115 *18,600 19,179 AR : 23,066 22,469 23,013 22,122 22,043 23,315 DE : 5,176 5,743 5,795 5,409 4,633 4,609 FL : 2,381 2,274 2,665 *2,479 *2,520 2,451 GA : 24,443 24,886 24,376 24,033 *25,010 24,684 MD : 6,217 5,931 4,783 5,679 6,180 6,532 MS : 14,630 14,400 14,243 14,319 14,412 14,361 NC : 13,530 13,561 12,739 13,716 13,561 13,712 PA : 2,883 2,831 2,578 2,745 *2,600 2,581 SC : 3,703 4,260 3,269 3,659 3,496 3,465 TX : 10,037 9,924 9,224 9,985 9,889 9,645 VA : 5,614 5,364 5,319 5,329 5,620 5,394 CA, TN, & WV : 10,216 10,061 *9,897 *9,099 *9,518 9,320 : 15 State Total: 140,981 139,848 *135,593 *137,689 *138,082 139,248 : Previous Year : 140,991 135,981 138,060 138,459 140,210 137,718 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 103 98 99 98 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.