Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 10, 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 178 million eggs during the week ending February 6, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 6, 1999. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through February 6, 1999 were 710 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 17, 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 (2-99) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,855 *26,877 *26,736 *26,770 *26,803 26,864 AR : 29,679 *29,422 29,160 29,374 29,800 29,629 DE : 4,243 4,202 4,028 3,963 4,250 4,533 FL : 2,833 2,784 *2,566 2,466 2,698 2,807 GA : 31,580 31,338 31,525 *31,324 *30,834 31,080 MD : 8,873 8,767 8,833 8,652 8,414 8,626 MS : 18,060 17,860 18,099 17,832 17,834 18,026 NC : 17,613 17,836 17,506 17,326 17,775 17,650 PA : 3,636 3,718 3,808 *3,628 *3,421 3,844 SC : 4,742 4,845 4,495 4,372 4,576 4,955 TX : *13,183 13,169 *13,088 *13,102 *12,801 13,160 VA : 6,609 6,574 6,603 6,442 6,585 6,653 CA, TN, & WV : 10,813 11,037 10,949 10,856 10,678 10,202 : 15 State Total:*178,719 *178,429 *177,396 *176,107 *176,469 178,029 : Previous Year : 171,775 172,482 172,022 170,241 168,706 170,408 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 103 103 103 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,746 *20,142 *20,435 *19,251 *19,909 19,188 AR : 24,941 25,255 23,146 25,140 23,509 22,618 DE : 5,057 4,955 4,592 5,646 4,694 4,496 FL : 2,112 2,217 2,481 2,598 *2,504 2,413 GA : 24,686 24,670 25,193 *25,698 *24,818 24,454 MD : 5,983 5,798 6,493 5,341 *6,029 6,473 MS : 15,115 15,309 15,261 15,088 14,779 14,856 NC : 13,622 13,938 13,748 13,334 13,347 13,243 PA : 2,558 2,728 2,649 *2,764 *2,821 2,833 SC : 4,819 4,385 3,634 *3,597 3,886 4,148 TX : *10,382 *10,413 *10,359 10,053 *9,960 10,063 VA : 5,439 5,251 5,145 5,465 5,449 5,245 CA, TN, & WV : 10,137 9,569 8,817 8,913 9,383 9,484 : 15 State Total:*144,597 *144,630 *141,953 *142,888 *141,088 139,514 : Previous Year : 137,757 136,343 136,027 138,486 137,023 137,696 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 106 104 103 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.