Pou 2-2 (2-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 3, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 176 million eggs during the week ending January 30, 1999. This was up 4 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 30, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through January 30, 1999 were 568 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 10, 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 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,983 26,855 26,074 25,933 *25,967 26,181 AR : 29,951 *29,679 28,878 29,160 29,374 29,800 DE : 4,421 4,243 4,202 4,028 3,963 4,250 FL : 2,773 2,833 2,784 2,416 2,466 2,698 GA : 32,258 31,580 31,338 31,525 *31,323 30,870 MD : 8,613 8,873 8,767 8,833 8,652 8,414 MS : 18,413 18,060 17,860 18,099 *17,832 17,834 NC : 17,356 17,613 *17,836 17,506 *17,326 17,775 PA : 3,565 3,636 3,718 3,808 3,602 3,644 SC : 4,660 4,742 4,845 4,495 4,372 4,576 TX : 13,515 13,181 13,169 13,086 13,101 12,799 VA : 6,578 6,609 6,574 6,603 6,442 6,585 CA, TN, & WV : 10,865 10,813 11,037 10,949 10,856 10,678 : 15 State Total: 179,951 *178,717 *177,082 176,441 *175,276 176,104 : Previous Year : 170,459 171,775 172,482 172,022 170,241 168,706 : Pct. of Prev. : 106 104 103 103 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,279 19,746 19,471 19,772 *18,588 19,272 AR : 23,604 24,941 25,255 23,146 25,140 23,509 DE : 4,710 5,057 4,955 4,592 *5,646 4,694 FL : 2,558 2,112 2,217 2,481 2,598 2,435 GA : 25,414 24,686 24,670 25,193 *25,687 24,811 MD : 6,206 5,983 5,798 6,493 *5,341 6,026 MS : 14,269 15,115 15,309 15,261 *15,088 14,779 NC : 12,710 13,622 13,938 13,748 *13,334 13,347 PA : 2,505 2,558 2,728 2,649 *2,757 2,797 SC : 3,301 4,819 4,385 3,634 3,365 3,886 TX : 10,476 10,378 10,410 10,356 10,053 9,958 VA : 4,971 5,439 5,251 5,145 *5,465 5,449 CA, TN, & WV : 9,026 10,137 9,569 *8,817 *8,913 9,383 : 15 State Total: 139,029 144,593 143,956 *141,287 *141,975 140,346 : Previous Year : 137,523 137,757 136,343 136,027 138,486 137,023 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 105 106 104 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.