Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 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 5 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 184 million eggs during the week ending March 6, 1999. This was up 5 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 6, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999 through March 6, 1999 were 1.28 billion, up 3 percent from the same period a year ago. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on March 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 (3-99) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,803 27,124 *26,915 26,270 *26,616 27,425 AR : 29,890 29,727 30,504 30,600 30,703 30,692 DE : 4,250 4,533 4,576 4,687 4,802 4,722 FL : 2,778 2,934 2,981 2,947 2,920 3,025 GA : 30,834 *31,169 *31,793 *31,222 *31,458 32,006 MD : 8,414 8,626 8,818 8,865 8,998 8,999 MS : 17,834 18,026 *18,083 17,990 17,666 18,267 NC : 17,775 17,652 17,715 17,894 17,847 18,420 PA : 3,421 3,629 3,591 3,857 3,913 3,690 SC : 4,576 4,955 *4,650 4,708 4,619 4,787 TX : 12,927 *13,163 *13,308 *13,478 *13,480 13,486 VA : 6,585 6,653 6,663 6,659 6,673 6,849 CA, TN, & WV : 10,678 10,202 10,827 11,791 11,552 11,330 : 15 State Total: 176,765 *178,393 *180,424 *180,968 *181,247 183,698 : Previous Year : 168,706 170,408 174,355 174,508 176,161 175,704 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 105 103 104 103 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,909 19,188 19,125 20,130 *19,427 20,199 AR : 23,509 22,745 24,369 24,676 23,715 24,176 DE : 4,694 4,496 5,555 5,092 4,881 5,517 FL : 2,504 2,413 2,215 2,338 *2,460 2,604 GA : 24,818 24,472 24,344 *24,726 *25,284 24,718 MD : 6,029 6,473 4,987 5,903 5,890 5,848 MS : 14,779 14,856 14,090 14,668 15,150 15,111 NC : 13,347 13,243 13,558 13,616 *13,830 13,385 PA : 2,821 2,828 2,698 2,594 2,589 2,624 SC : 3,886 4,148 3,207 3,856 3,736 4,177 TX : 9,960 *10,066 *10,128 *10,032 *10,241 10,383 VA : 5,449 5,245 5,205 5,092 5,879 5,369 CA, TN, & WV : 9,383 9,484 10,150 9,036 9,500 9,280 : 15 State Total: 141,088 *139,657 *139,631 *141,759 *142,582 143,391 : Previous Year : 137,023 137,696 136,804 134,827 137,647 140,209 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 101 102 105 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.