Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 2, 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 180 million eggs during the week ending November 28, 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 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 137 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 28, 1998. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 4, 1998, through November 28, 1998 were 6.50 billion, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 9, 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 (12-98) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,032 25,750 *25,378 27,216 26,941 27,323 AR : 27,567 28,319 *28,764 *30,068 30,053 29,687 DE : 4,068 4,610 4,167 4,182 4,571 4,426 FL : 2,826 2,749 *2,866 2,861 2,858 2,873 GA : 28,924 30,746 *31,156 31,914 *31,817 31,846 MD : 7,806 8,442 8,893 8,621 *8,687 8,903 MS : 16,593 17,714 16,984 17,933 17,765 17,575 NC : 15,887 17,257 *17,940 17,277 17,668 17,311 PA : 3,200 3,502 3,361 3,854 *3,755 3,683 SC : 4,276 4,553 4,653 4,790 4,794 4,860 TX : 11,932 11,744 12,390 13,062 12,834 13,379 VA : 6,039 6,053 6,233 6,660 *6,623 6,609 CA, TN, & WV : 10,517 10,618 11,115 11,361 11,307 11,501 : 15 State Total: 164,667 172,057 *173,900 *179,799 *179,673 179,976 : Previous Year : 157,305 162,661 169,341 171,956 171,807 174,205 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 106 103 105 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,310 17,637 17,627 18,219 19,354 18,824 AR : 23,443 23,193 22,292 *21,563 21,958 22,253 DE : 4,980 4,633 4,388 4,976 *4,780 5,145 FL : 2,574 2,273 2,085 2,446 2,956 2,279 GA : 24,569 24,417 23,411 22,562 *23,873 25,606 MD : 6,110 6,070 5,525 5,204 *6,174 5,970 MS : 13,871 14,372 13,215 13,750 14,489 13,800 NC : 12,635 12,433 12,496 12,554 13,462 13,478 PA : 2,629 2,570 2,266 2,380 *2,741 2,547 SC : 3,871 3,773 5,304 3,752 3,114 3,326 TX : 10,217 9,841 9,457 8,869 9,107 9,628 VA : 5,042 5,070 4,570 4,683 *5,016 4,891 CA, TN, & WV : 9,567 9,234 9,845 8,583 *8,638 9,052 : 15 State Total: 137,818 135,516 132,481 *129,541 *135,662 136,799 : Previous Year : 139,492 132,375 126,248 125,414 130,005 135,719 : Pct. of Prev. : 99 102 105 103 104 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.