Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 14, 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 170 million eggs during the week ending October 10, 1998. This was up 3 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 Down Slightly Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 131 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 10, 1998. Placements were down slightly from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through October 10, 1998 were 5.56 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 21, 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 (10-98) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,738 23,711 25,634 25,561 25,471 23,968 AR : 28,822 28,119 28,468 27,763 29,221 28,662 DE : 4,203 4,009 3,837 4,344 4,378 4,096 FL : 2,373 2,502 2,546 2,792 2,736 2,510 GA : 30,914 30,196 30,386 29,566 31,373 31,156 MD : 8,668 8,624 8,515 8,714 8,587 8,669 MS : 18,023 17,634 16,055 16,360 *16,744 17,624 NC : 16,010 15,817 *15,215 15,702 15,853 15,988 PA : 3,929 3,479 3,491 *3,788 *3,556 3,437 SC : 4,452 4,409 4,470 4,444 *4,585 4,498 TX : 12,577 12,547 12,609 *11,988 13,278 12,776 VA : 6,237 6,248 5,989 6,012 6,588 6,117 CA, TN, & WV : *10,833 *10,205 *9,116 *10,196 *10,455 10,712 : 15 State Total: *172,779 *167,500 *166,331 *167,230 *172,825 170,213 : Previous Year : 170,673 162,806 164,036 162,951 170,663 165,123 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 103 101 103 101 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,613 18,504 18,443 19,482 18,058 18,729 AR : 22,514 22,848 22,447 22,558 *21,391 22,704 DE : 5,198 5,082 5,194 5,546 5,756 4,777 FL : 2,568 2,352 2,588 2,036 1,918 2,307 GA : 23,898 24,803 24,650 24,484 *23,820 23,613 MD : 6,209 5,997 6,326 *5,227 4,834 5,938 MS : 14,175 14,244 14,537 14,728 *14,114 13,191 NC : 13,428 13,489 13,051 12,557 12,557 11,621 PA : 2,729 2,613 2,724 *2,692 *2,438 2,439 SC : 4,170 4,169 3,271 3,163 *3,815 3,899 TX : 9,600 9,924 9,882 9,652 9,682 9,340 VA : 5,274 5,395 5,285 5,009 4,883 4,428 CA, TN, & WV : *9,387 *9,803 9,677 *8,726 *8,496 8,020 : 15 State Total: *137,763 *139,223 138,075 *135,860 *131,762 131,006 : Previous Year : 137,974 137,890 137,962 136,917 129,607 131,158 : Pct. of Prev. : 100 101 100 99 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.