Pou 2-2 (1-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 27, 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 175 million eggs during the week ending January 23, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 142 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 23, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through January 23, 1999 were 428 million, up 4 percent from the same period a year ago. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 3, 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 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : 1998 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,294 26,983 26,855 26,074 25,933 25,896 AR : 30,372 29,951 29,482 *28,878 *29,160 29,374 DE : 4,555 4,421 4,243 4,202 4,028 3,963 FL : 2,860 2,773 2,833 2,784 2,416 2,466 GA : 31,583 32,258 31,580 31,338 *31,525 31,367 MD : 8,252 8,613 8,873 8,767 8,833 8,652 MS : 18,303 18,413 *18,060 17,860 18,099 17,784 NC : 17,322 17,356 17,613 17,078 17,506 17,144 PA : 3,905 *3,565 *3,636 *3,718 *3,808 3,602 SC : 4,819 4,660 4,742 4,845 4,495 4,372 TX : 13,409 13,515 13,181 13,169 13,086 13,101 VA : 6,579 6,578 6,609 6,574 6,603 6,442 CA, TN, & WV : 11,461 10,865 10,813 *11,037 *10,949 10,856 : 15 State Total: 180,714 *179,951 *178,520 *176,324 *176,441 175,019 : Previous Year : 171,668 170,459 171,775 172,482 172,022 170,241 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 106 104 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : 1998 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,821 19,279 19,746 19,471 19,772 18,570 AR : 24,346 23,604 24,941 *25,255 *23,146 25,140 DE : 5,495 4,710 5,057 4,955 4,592 5,291 FL : 2,062 2,558 2,112 2,217 2,481 2,598 GA : 25,048 25,414 24,686 24,670 *25,193 25,693 MD : 5,181 6,206 5,983 5,798 6,493 5,587 MS : 14,582 14,269 *15,115 15,309 15,261 15,125 NC : 13,663 12,710 13,622 13,938 *13,748 13,601 PA : 2,765 *2,505 *2,558 *2,728 *2,649 2,761 SC : 3,612 3,301 4,819 4,385 3,634 3,365 TX : 10,314 10,476 10,378 10,410 10,356 10,053 VA : 6,122 4,971 5,439 5,251 5,145 5,574 CA, TN, & WV : 10,457 9,026 10,137 *9,569 *8,816 8,912 : 15 State Total: 143,468 *139,029 *144,593 *143,956 *141,286 142,270 : Previous Year : 142,045 137,523 137,757 136,343 136,027 138,486 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 101 105 106 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.