Pou 2-2 (4-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 14, 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 183 million eggs during the week ending April 10, 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 143 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 10, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999 through April 10, 1999 were 2.01 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 April 21, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,283 27,165 26,680 27,343 27,265 27,671 AR : 30,692 30,587 *29,843 30,501 28,692 29,895 DE : 4,722 4,783 4,807 4,522 *4,784 4,716 FL : 3,025 3,026 *2,741 3,037 2,972 2,933 GA : 32,000 31,641 31,511 31,976 *31,895 31,823 MD : 8,999 8,905 8,991 8,932 *8,965 8,951 MS : 18,267 18,283 18,237 18,196 18,283 18,534 NC : 18,320 18,238 *18,217 17,973 18,186 18,352 PA : 3,797 3,779 3,878 3,364 *3,773 3,737 SC : 4,787 4,859 4,834 4,885 4,756 4,863 TX : *13,731 *13,742 *13,898 *13,859 *13,847 13,831 VA : 6,849 6,610 6,618 6,805 6,585 6,584 CA, TN, & WV : 11,564 11,805 11,464 11,477 11,536 11,192 : 15 State Total:*184,036 *183,423 *181,719 *182,870 *181,539 183,082 : Previous Year : 175,704 175,385 174,274 175,033 176,240 176,943 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 105 104 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,219 19,490 20,009 20,968 *19,513 19,028 AR : 24,205 25,312 25,494 24,299 24,847 23,218 DE : 5,517 5,259 4,929 4,590 *5,598 5,134 FL : 2,604 2,399 2,617 2,319 2,493 2,612 GA : 24,804 25,573 25,787 25,203 *24,965 25,007 MD : 5,848 5,990 6,644 6,893 *6,129 6,304 MS : 15,111 15,186 14,821 15,413 15,293 14,623 NC : 13,890 13,905 13,709 13,893 14,221 13,745 PA : 2,614 2,761 2,839 2,801 *2,777 2,710 SC : 4,177 4,289 3,874 3,868 3,759 4,122 TX : *10,410 *10,411 *10,426 *10,688 *10,736 10,626 VA : 5,369 5,614 5,633 5,604 *5,369 5,385 CA, TN, & WV : 9,240 10,422 9,445 9,677 *10,542 10,505 : 15 State Total:*144,008 *146,611 *146,227 *146,216 *146,242 143,019 : Previous Year : 140,209 139,125 142,823 141,754 141,015 140,161 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 105 102 103 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.