Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 16, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 169 million eggs during the week ending September 12, 1998. This was up 4 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 September 12, 1998. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through September 12, 1998 were 5.03 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 23, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,579 *25,695 *25,375 25,464 25,973 23,861 AR : 28,522 28,585 28,643 28,827 28,937 28,556 DE : 4,299 4,229 4,164 4,322 4,203 4,009 FL : 2,592 2,612 2,565 2,530 2,373 2,502 GA : 30,879 31,044 *31,603 31,242 *30,983 30,263 MD : 8,837 8,895 8,866 8,901 8,668 8,624 MS : 17,720 17,450 18,132 18,119 18,023 17,634 NC : 17,502 17,132 *17,268 17,108 16,047 15,772 PA : 3,562 3,748 3,625 *3,605 *3,929 3,479 SC : 4,354 4,405 4,453 4,324 4,452 4,409 TX : 12,730 12,818 13,038 12,923 12,577 12,547 VA : 6,606 6,632 6,583 6,537 *6,237 6,248 CA, TN, & WV : 11,175 11,007 10,631 11,136 *11,168 10,617 : -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 15 State Total: 174,357 *174,252 *174,946 *175,038 *173,570 168,521 Previous Year : 172,474 172,543 173,390 171,838 170,673 162,806 Pct OfPrev. Yr: 101 101 101 102 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,600 19,179 19,393 18,452 18,613 18,504 AR : 22,043 23,315 22,373 22,642 22,523 22,718 DE : 4,633 4,642 4,724 5,249 5,198 5,082 FL : 2,520 2,451 2,302 2,593 *2,715 2,352 GA : 25,010 24,657 23,577 24,073 *23,898 24,760 MD : 6,180 6,540 6,532 *6,218 *6,209 5,997 MS : 14,412 14,361 14,437 14,111 14,175 14,244 NC : 13,561 13,712 13,487 13,111 13,306 13,376 PA : 2,600 2,601 2,613 *2,496 *2,729 2,613 SC : 3,496 3,465 4,180 3,842 4,170 4,169 TX : 9,889 9,646 9,497 9,415 9,602 9,925 VA : 5,620 5,408 5,280 5,134 *5,274 5,395 CA, TN, & WV : 9,518 9,480 8,748 10,542 *9,358 9,786 15 State Total: 138,082 139,457 137,143 *137,878 *137,770 138,921 Previous Year : 140,210 137,718 136,937 137,157 137,974 137,890 Pct ofPrev. Yr: 98 101 100 101 100 101 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.