Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 20, 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 16, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 142 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 16, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 1999, through January 16, 1999 were 286 million, up 5 percent from the same period a year ago. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 27, 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. Pou 2-2 (1-99) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,230 27,294 26,983 26,855 26,074 25,933 AR : 30,429 30,372 29,951 29,482 29,543 29,644 DE : 4,160 4,555 4,421 4,243 4,202 4,028 FL : 2,748 2,860 2,773 2,833 2,784 2,416 GA : 31,793 31,583 32,258 31,580 *31,338 31,537 MD : 8,929 8,252 8,613 8,873 8,767 8,833 MS : 17,892 18,303 18,413 17,872 17,860 18,099 NC : 17,708 17,322 *17,356 17,613 17,078 17,506 PA : 3,640 3,905 3,552 3,751 *3,706 3,802 SC : 4,845 4,819 4,660 4,742 4,845 4,495 TX : *13,426 *13,409 *13,515 13,181 *13,169 13,086 VA : 6,598 6,579 6,578 6,609 6,574 6,603 CA, TN, & WV : 11,368 11,461 *10,865 10,813 11,012 10,929 : 15 State Total: 180,766 *180,714 *179,938 178,447 *176,952 176,911 : Previous Year : 170,812 171,668 170,459 171,775 172,482 172,022 : Pct. of Prev. : 106 105 106 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,946 19,821 19,279 19,746 *19,471 19,772 AR : 24,442 24,346 23,604 24,941 25,630 23,352 DE : 5,022 5,495 4,710 5,057 4,955 4,592 FL : 2,527 2,062 2,558 2,112 *2,217 2,481 GA : 24,813 25,048 25,414 24,686 *24,670 25,187 MD : 6,268 5,181 6,206 5,983 5,798 6,493 MS : 14,719 14,582 14,269 15,127 15,309 15,261 NC : 13,405 13,663 12,710 13,622 13,938 13,867 PA : 2,804 2,765 2,500 2,690 *2,729 2,684 SC : 3,636 3,612 3,301 4,819 4,385 3,634 TX : *9,894 *10,314 *10,476 10,378 10,410 10,356 VA : 5,248 6,122 4,971 5,439 5,251 5,145 CA, TN, & WV : 9,347 10,457 9,026 10,137 *9,581 9,150 : 15 State Total: 142,071 *143,468 *139,024 144,737 *144,344 141,974 : Previous Year : 136,620 142,045 137,523 137,757 136,343 136,027 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 101 101 105 106 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.