Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 21, 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 183 million eggs during the week ending April 17, 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 81 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 146 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 17, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999 through April 17, 1999 were 2.15 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 28, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,165 26,680 27,343 27,265 27,671 27,627 AR : 30,587 29,843 30,501 28,692 *30,213 30,379 DE : 4,783 4,807 4,522 4,784 4,716 4,773 FL : 3,026 2,741 3,037 2,972 2,933 2,820 GA : 31,641 31,511 31,976 31,895 *31,800 31,805 MD : 8,905 8,991 8,932 8,965 8,951 8,974 MS : 18,283 18,237 18,196 18,283 18,534 18,292 NC : 18,238 18,217 *18,004 18,186 18,352 18,236 PA : 3,779 3,878 3,364 3,773 *3,782 3,665 SC : 4,859 4,834 4,885 4,756 4,863 4,787 TX : 13,742 13,898 13,859 13,847 13,831 13,808 VA : 6,610 6,618 6,805 6,585 6,584 6,603 CA, TN, & WV : 11,805 11,464 11,477 11,536 *11,245 11,597 : 15 State Total: 183,423 181,719 *182,901 181,539 *183,475 183,366 : Previous Year : 175,270 174,228 175,287 176,489 177,209 175,023 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 104 104 103 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,490 20,009 20,968 19,513 *19,025 20,262 AR : 25,312 25,494 24,299 24,847 *23,223 24,774 DE : 5,259 4,929 4,590 5,598 5,134 5,153 FL : 2,399 2,617 2,319 2,493 2,612 2,348 GA : 25,573 25,787 25,203 24,965 *24,783 25,785 MD : 5,990 6,644 6,893 6,129 6,304 6,411 MS : 15,186 14,821 15,413 15,293 14,623 15,148 NC : 13,905 13,709 13,893 14,221 13,745 14,463 PA : 2,761 2,839 2,801 2,777 *2,707 2,613 SC : 4,289 3,874 3,868 3,759 *4,124 3,237 TX : 10,411 10,426 10,688 10,736 10,626 10,586 VA : 5,614 5,633 5,604 5,369 5,385 5,099 CA, TN, & WV : *10,274 *9,310 *9,702 *10,544 *10,494 9,651 : 15 State Total:*146,463 *146,092 *146,241 *146,244 *142,785 145,530 : Previous Year : 139,493 142,518 142,002 141,004 140,750 140,207 : Pct. of Prev. : 105 103 103 104 101 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.