Pou 2-2 (1-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 13, 1999, 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 177 million eggs during the week ending January 9, 1999. 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 6 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 145 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 9, 1999. Placements were up 6 percent from the comparable week in 1998. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 20, 1999. 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. Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,952 27,230 *27,294 26,983 26,855 26,074 AR : 29,914 30,429 30,372 29,951 29,482 29,543 DE : 4,002 4,160 4,555 4,421 4,243 4,202 FL : 2,850 2,748 2,860 2,773 2,833 2,784 GA : 31,280 31,793 *31,583 32,258 *31,580 31,301 MD : 8,254 8,929 8,252 8,613 8,873 8,767 MS : 17,751 17,892 18,303 18,413 17,872 17,860 NC : 16,599 17,708 17,322 17,519 17,613 17,078 PA : 3,443 3,640 3,905 3,552 3,751 3,719 SC : 4,352 4,845 4,819 4,660 4,742 4,845 TX : 13,419 13,425 13,408 13,514 13,181 13,168 VA : 6,407 6,598 6,579 6,578 6,609 6,574 CA, TN, & WV : 10,146 11,368 11,461 *10,866 10,813 11,012 : 15 State Total: 175,369 180,765 *180,713 *180,101 *178,447 176,927 : Previous Year : 171,397 170,812 171,668 170,459 171,775 172,482 : Pct. of Prev. : 102 106 105 106 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,477 19,946 19,821 19,279 *19,746 19,386 AR : 24,008 24,442 24,346 23,604 24,941 25,630 DE : 5,650 5,022 5,495 4,710 5,057 4,955 FL : 2,249 2,527 2,062 2,558 *2,112 2,364 GA : 24,743 24,813 25,048 25,414 *24,686 24,510 MD : 5,051 6,268 5,181 6,206 5,983 5,798 MS : 14,692 14,719 14,582 14,269 15,127 15,309 NC : 12,871 13,405 13,663 12,710 13,622 13,938 PA : 2,755 2,804 2,765 2,500 2,690 2,884 SC : 4,035 3,636 3,612 3,301 4,819 4,385 TX : 10,341 9,893 10,313 10,475 10,378 10,410 VA : 5,461 5,248 6,122 4,971 *5,439 5,251 CA, TN, & WV : 9,805 9,347 10,457 *9,026 10,137 9,693 : 15 State Total: 142,138 142,070 143,467 *139,023 *144,737 144,513 : Previous Year : 136,952 136,620 142,045 137,523 137,757 136,343 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 104 101 101 105 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.