Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 23, 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 167 million eggs during the week ending September 19, 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 Up Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 138 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 19, 1998. Placements were up slightly from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through September 19, 1998 were 5.17 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 30, 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 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,695 25,375 *25,489 25,973 23,861 25,634 AR : 28,585 28,643 *29,126 *28,822 28,556 28,816 DE : 4,229 4,164 4,322 4,203 4,009 3,837 FL : 2,612 2,565 2,530 2,373 2,502 2,546 GA : 31,044 31,603 31,242 30,983 *30,196 30,240 MD : 8,895 8,866 8,901 8,668 8,624 8,515 MS : 17,450 18,132 18,119 18,023 17,634 16,055 NC : 17,132 17,268 17,108 16,047 15,772 15,803 PA : 3,748 3,625 3,605 3,929 3,479 3,557 SC : 4,405 4,453 4,324 4,452 4,409 4,470 TX : 12,818 13,038 12,923 12,577 12,547 12,609 VA : 6,632 6,583 6,537 6,237 6,248 5,997 CA, TN, & WV : 11,007 *11,104 *11,148 *11,214 *10,208 9,160 : 15 State Total: 174,252 *175,419 *175,374 *173,501 *168,045 167,239 : Previous Year : 172,543 173,390 171,838 170,673 162,806 164,036 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,179 19,393 18,452 18,613 18,504 18,443 AR : 23,315 22,373 22,642 *22,514 22,718 22,419 DE : 4,642 4,724 5,249 5,198 5,082 5,146 FL : 2,451 2,302 2,593 2,715 2,352 2,588 GA : 24,657 23,577 24,073 23,898 *24,803 24,879 MD : 6,540 6,532 6,218 6,209 5,997 6,373 MS : 14,361 14,437 14,111 14,175 14,244 14,537 NC : 13,712 13,487 13,111 13,306 13,376 13,051 PA : 2,601 2,613 2,496 2,729 2,613 2,629 SC : 3,465 4,180 3,842 4,170 4,169 3,271 TX : 9,646 9,497 9,415 9,602 9,925 9,884 VA : 5,408 5,280 5,134 5,274 5,395 5,291 CA, TN, & WV : 9,480 *8,768 *10,564 *9,388 *9,802 9,686 : 15 State Total: 139,457 *137,163 *137,900 *137,791 *138,980 138,197 : Previous Year : 137,718 136,937 137,157 137,974 137,890 137,962 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 100 101 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.