Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 3 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 181 million eggs during the week ending February 27, 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 82 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 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 27, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999 through February 20, 1999 were 1.13 billion, up 4 percent from the same period a year ago. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 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. Pou 2-2 (3-99) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,770 26,803 *27,124 26,857 26,270 26,584 AR : *29,465 *29,890 *29,727 *30,504 *30,600 30,703 DE : 3,963 4,250 4,533 4,576 4,687 4,802 FL : 2,466 2,778 *2,934 2,981 2,947 2,920 GA : 31,136 30,834 *31,052 *31,705 *31,708 31,281 MD : 8,652 8,414 8,626 *8,818 8,865 8,998 MS : 17,530 17,834 18,026 18,012 17,990 17,666 NC : 17,326 17,775 *17,652 17,715 17,894 17,847 PA : 3,628 3,421 3,629 *3,591 *3,857 3,913 SC : 4,372 4,576 4,955 4,478 4,708 4,619 TX : 13,102 12,927 13,160 13,313 13,483 13,485 VA : 6,442 6,585 6,653 6,663 6,659 6,673 CA, TN, & WV : 10,856 10,678 10,202 *10,827 11,791 11,552 : 15 State Total:*175,708 *176,765 *178,273 *180,040 *181,459 181,043 : Previous Year : 170,241 168,706 170,408 174,355 174,508 176,161 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 105 105 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,251 19,909 19,188 19,125 20,130 19,437 AR : 25,140 23,509 *22,745 *24,369 *24,676 23,715 DE : 5,646 4,694 4,496 *5,555 5,092 4,881 FL : 2,598 2,504 2,413 2,215 2,338 2,505 GA : 25,698 24,818 24,472 *24,344 *24,723 25,255 MD : 5,341 6,029 6,473 *4,987 5,903 5,890 MS : 15,088 14,779 14,856 14,090 14,668 15,150 NC : 13,334 13,347 13,243 13,558 13,616 13,829 PA : 2,764 2,821 2,828 *2,698 *2,594 2,589 SC : 3,597 3,886 4,148 3,207 3,856 3,736 TX : 10,053 9,960 10,063 10,126 10,030 10,238 VA : 5,465 5,449 5,245 5,205 5,092 5,879 CA, TN, & WV : 8,913 9,383 9,484 *10,150 *9,036 9,500 : 15 State Total: 142,888 141,088 *139,654 *139,629 *141,754 142,604 : Previous Year : 138,486 137,023 137,696 136,804 134,827 137,647 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 101 102 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.