Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 12, 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 November 7, 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 132 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 7, 1998. Placements were up 5 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through November 7, 1998 were 6.10 billion, up slightly from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 18, 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 (11-98) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,471 23,968 *24,568 *25,182 *25,939 25,521 AR : 29,312 *28,466 *28,087 *27,567 28,319 28,507 DE : 4,378 4,095 4,098 4,068 4,610 4,167 FL : 2,736 2,510 2,461 2,826 2,749 2,696 GA : 31,368 31,151 *30,865 28,924 *30,675 31,008 MD : 8,587 8,725 7,697 7,806 8,442 8,893 MS : 16,831 17,624 16,423 *16,654 *17,714 16,984 NC : 16,081 15,992 15,659 15,663 17,084 17,617 PA : 3,556 3,607 3,274 3,200 *3,502 3,361 SC : 4,585 4,498 4,548 4,276 4,553 4,653 TX : 13,278 12,850 *12,314 11,932 11,744 12,390 VA : 6,588 6,104 6,172 6,039 *6,053 6,233 CA, TN, & WV : 10,455 10,288 *11,131 10,517 10,618 11,115 : 15 State Total: 173,226 *169,878 *167,297 *164,654 *172,002 173,145 : Previous Year : 170,663 165,123 158,883 157,305 162,661 169,341 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 103 105 105 106 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,058 18,729 18,247 *18,310 *17,637 17,627 AR : 21,391 *22,862 *21,941 *23,443 23,193 22,279 DE : 5,756 4,535 4,517 4,980 4,633 4,268 FL : 1,918 2,307 2,629 2,574 *2,273 2,085 GA : 23,971 23,612 23,464 24,569 *24,405 23,371 MD : 4,834 5,361 6,334 6,110 6,070 5,645 MS : 14,114 13,191 13,530 *13,871 *14,372 13,215 NC : *12,466 *11,825 *12,074 *12,635 12,433 12,496 PA : 2,438 2,346 2,576 2,629 *2,570 2,266 SC : 3,670 3,798 3,051 3,871 3,773 5,304 TX : 9,681 9,332 9,344 10,217 9,841 9,457 VA : 4,883 4,914 4,608 5,042 *5,070 4,570 CA, TN, & WV : 8,496 7,997 8,872 9,567 *9,234 9,845 : 15 State Total: 131,676 *130,809 *131,187 *137,818 *135,504 132,428 : Previous Year : 129,607 131,158 130,236 139,492 132,375 126,248 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 100 101 99 102 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.