Pou 2-2 (9-98) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 9, 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 173 million eggs during the week ending September 5, 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 81 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler Chicks Placed Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 138 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 5, 1998. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through September 5, 1998 were 4.89 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 16, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,849 25,579 25,624 25,575 25,464 25,973 AR : 28,225 28,522 28,585 28,643 28,827 28,937 DE : 4,460 4,299 *4,229 4,164 4,322 4,203 FL : 2,474 2,592 2,612 2,565 2,530 2,373 GA : 30,941 30,879 31,044 31,251 *31,242 30,997 MD : 8,826 8,837 8,895 8,866 *8,901 8,668 MS : 17,776 17,720 17,450 18,132 18,119 18,023 NC : 17,535 17,502 *17,132 17,537 17,108 16,047 PA : 3,666 3,562 3,748 3,625 *3,601 3,793 SC : 4,277 4,354 4,405 4,453 4,324 4,452 TX : 12,792 12,730 12,818 13,038 12,923 12,577 VA : 6,637 6,606 6,632 6,583 6,537 6,321 CA, TN, & WV : 10,379 11,175 11,007 10,631 11,136 11,053 : 15 State Total: 173,837 174,357 *174,181 175,063 *175,034 173,417 : Previous Year : 171,930 172,474 172,543 173,390 171,838 170,673 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 101 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,115 18,600 19,179 19,393 18,452 18,613 AR : 22,122 22,043 23,315 22,373 22,642 22,523 DE : 5,409 4,633 4,642 4,724 *5,249 5,198 FL : 2,479 2,520 2,451 2,302 2,593 2,603 GA : 24,033 25,010 24,657 23,577 *24,073 23,894 MD : 5,679 6,180 6,540 6,532 *6,215 6,208 MS : 14,319 14,412 14,361 14,437 14,111 14,175 NC : 13,716 13,561 13,712 13,487 13,111 13,306 PA : 2,745 2,600 2,601 2,613 *2,532 2,739 SC : 3,659 3,496 3,465 4,180 3,842 4,170 TX : 9,985 9,889 *9,646 9,497 9,415 9,602 VA : 5,329 5,620 5,408 5,280 *5,134 5,297 CA, TN, & WV : 9,099 9,518 9,480 8,748 10,542 9,386 : 15 State Total: 137,689 138,082 *139,457 137,143 *137,911 137,714 : Previous Year : 138,459 140,210 137,718 136,937 137,157 137,974 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 98 101 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.