Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 7, 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 April 3, 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 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 3, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999 through April 3, 1999 were 1.86 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 April 14, 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 (4-99) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,662 27,283 *27,165 26,680 *27,343 27,265 AR : 30,703 30,692 30,587 30,115 30,501 28,692 DE : 4,802 4,722 4,783 4,807 4,522 4,790 FL : 2,920 3,025 3,026 2,941 3,037 2,972 GA : 31,417 32,000 *31,641 31,511 *31,976 31,909 MD : 8,998 8,999 8,905 8,991 8,932 8,975 MS : 17,666 18,267 18,283 18,237 18,196 18,283 NC : 17,847 18,320 *18,238 18,392 17,973 18,186 PA : 3,913 3,797 3,779 3,878 *3,364 3,701 SC : 4,795 4,787 4,859 4,834 4,885 4,756 TX : 13,480 13,486 13,708 13,653 13,825 13,813 VA : 6,673 6,849 6,610 6,618 6,805 6,585 CA, TN, & WV : 11,545 *11,564 11,805 11,464 11,477 11,536 : 15 State Total: 181,421 *183,791 *183,389 182,121 *182,836 181,463 : Previous Year : 176,161 175,704 175,385 174,274 175,033 176,240 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 105 105 105 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,427 20,219 19,490 20,009 *20,968 19,991 AR : 23,715 24,205 25,312 25,494 24,299 24,847 DE : 4,881 5,517 5,259 4,929 4,590 5,501 FL : 2,460 2,604 2,399 2,617 2,319 2,493 GA : 25,284 24,804 25,573 25,787 *25,203 24,981 MD : 5,890 5,848 5,990 6,644 6,893 6,073 MS : 15,150 15,111 15,186 14,821 15,413 15,293 NC : 13,830 13,890 13,905 13,709 13,893 14,221 PA : 2,589 2,614 2,761 2,839 *2,801 2,797 SC : 3,888 4,177 4,289 3,874 3,868 3,759 TX : 10,241 10,383 10,384 10,399 10,661 10,709 VA : 5,879 5,369 5,614 5,633 5,604 5,585 CA, TN, & WV : 9,502 9,240 10,422 9,445 9,677 10,588 : 15 State Total: 142,736 143,981 146,584 146,200 *146,189 146,838 : Previous Year : 137,647 140,209 139,125 142,823 141,754 141,015 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 103 105 102 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.