Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 17, 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 180 million eggs during the week ending February 13, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 140 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 13, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999 through February 13, 1999 were 850 million, up 3 percent from the same period a year ago. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 24, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,877 26,736 26,770 26,803 26,864 26,857 AR : 29,422 29,160 29,374 29,800 29,629 30,352 DE : 4,202 4,028 3,963 4,250 4,533 4,576 FL : 2,784 2,566 2,466 2,698 2,807 2,981 GA : 31,338 *31,514 *31,136 30,834 *30,992 31,628 MD : 8,767 8,833 8,652 8,414 8,626 8,817 MS : 17,860 18,099 *17,530 17,834 18,026 18,012 NC : 17,836 17,506 17,326 17,775 17,650 17,715 PA : 3,718 3,808 3,628 3,421 *3,629 3,605 SC : 4,845 4,495 4,372 4,576 4,955 4,478 TX : 13,169 13,088 13,102 12,801 13,160 13,313 VA : 6,574 6,603 6,442 6,585 6,653 6,663 CA, TN, & WV : 11,037 10,949 10,856 10,678 *10,561 10,688 : 15 State Total: 178,429 *177,385 *175,617 176,469 *178,085 179,685 : Previous Year : 172,482 172,022 170,241 168,706 170,408 174,355 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 103 105 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,142 20,435 19,251 19,909 19,188 19,150 AR : 25,255 23,146 25,140 23,509 22,618 24,105 DE : 4,955 4,592 5,646 4,694 4,496 5,561 FL : 2,217 2,481 2,598 2,504 2,413 2,215 GA : 24,670 25,193 25,698 24,818 *24,472 24,558 MD : 5,798 6,493 5,341 6,029 6,473 4,972 MS : 15,309 15,261 15,088 14,779 14,856 14,090 NC : 13,938 13,748 13,334 13,347 13,243 13,558 PA : 2,728 2,649 2,764 2,821 *2,828 2,731 SC : 4,385 3,634 3,597 3,886 4,148 3,207 TX : 10,413 10,359 10,053 9,960 10,063 10,126 VA : 5,251 5,145 5,465 5,449 5,245 5,205 CA, TN, & WV : 9,569 8,817 8,913 9,383 9,484 10,217 : 15 State Total: 144,630 141,953 142,888 141,088 *139,527 139,695 : Previous Year : 136,343 136,027 138,486 137,023 137,696 136,804 : Pct. of Prev. : 106 104 103 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.