Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 2, 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 2 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 175 million eggs during the week ending August 29, 1998. This was up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 80 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 138 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 29, 1998. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through August 29, 1998 were 4.75 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 9, 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. Pou 2-2 (9-98) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,857 25,849 25,579 25,624 25,575 25,464 AR : 28,375 28,225 28,522 28,585 28,643 28,827 DE : 4,554 4,460 4,299 4,251 4,164 4,322 FL : 2,480 2,474 2,592 2,612 2,565 2,530 GA : 31,059 30,941 30,879 31,044 *31,251 31,243 MD : 8,720 8,826 8,837 8,895 8,866 8,921 MS : 17,872 17,776 17,720 17,450 *18,132 18,119 NC : 17,728 17,535 *17,502 17,473 17,537 17,108 PA : 3,681 3,666 3,562 3,748 *3,625 3,728 SC : 4,378 4,277 4,354 4,405 4,453 4,324 TX : 12,858 12,792 12,730 12,818 13,038 12,923 VA : 6,648 6,637 6,606 6,632 6,583 6,537 CA, TN, & WV : 10,734 10,379 11,175 11,007 10,631 11,136 : 15 State Total: 174,944 173,837 *174,357 174,544 *175,063 175,182 : Previous Year : 172,509 171,930 172,474 172,543 173,390 171,838 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 17,692 19,115 18,600 19,179 19,393 18,452 AR : 23,013 22,122 22,043 23,315 *22,373 22,642 DE : 5,795 5,409 4,633 4,642 4,724 5,066 FL : 2,665 2,479 2,520 2,451 2,302 2,593 GA : 24,376 24,033 25,010 24,657 *23,577 23,997 MD : 4,783 5,679 6,180 6,540 6,532 6,195 MS : 14,243 14,319 14,412 14,361 *14,437 14,111 NC : 12,739 13,716 13,561 13,712 13,487 13,111 PA : 2,578 2,745 2,600 2,601 *2,613 2,626 SC : 3,269 3,659 3,496 3,465 4,180 3,842 TX : 9,224 9,985 9,889 9,645 *9,497 9,415 VA : 5,319 5,329 5,620 5,408 *5,280 5,375 CA, TN, & WV : 9,897 9,099 9,518 9,480 8,748 10,542 : 15 State Total: 135,593 137,689 138,082 139,456 *137,143 137,967 : Previous Year : 138,060 138,459 140,210 137,718 136,937 137,157 : Pct. of Prev. : 98 99 98 101 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.