Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 28, 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 24, 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 144 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 24, 1999. Placements were up 1 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999 through April 24, 1999 were 2.30 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 May 5, 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 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,680 27,343 *27,604 27,671 27,627 27,395 AR : 29,843 30,501 28,692 30,213 30,379 30,543 DE : 4,807 4,522 4,784 4,716 4,773 4,692 FL : 2,741 3,037 2,972 2,933 2,820 2,656 GA : 31,511 31,976 31,895 31,800 *32,003 31,619 MD : 8,991 8,932 8,965 8,951 *8,990 8,962 MS : 18,237 18,196 18,283 18,534 18,292 17,611 NC : 18,217 18,004 18,186 18,352 18,236 18,460 PA : 3,878 3,364 3,773 *3,789 *3,607 3,604 SC : 4,834 4,885 4,756 4,863 4,787 4,864 TX : 13,898 13,859 13,847 13,831 13,808 13,826 VA : 6,618 6,805 6,585 6,584 *6,597 6,622 CA, TN, & WV : 11,464 11,477 11,536 11,245 *11,577 11,774 : 15 State Total: 181,719 182,901 *181,878 *183,482 *183,496 182,628 : Previous Year : 174,228 175,287 176,489 177,209 175,023 176,655 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 104 103 104 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,009 20,968 19,513 19,025 *20,246 19,946 AR : 25,494 24,299 24,847 23,223 24,774 22,443 DE : 4,929 4,590 5,598 5,134 *5,494 5,858 FL : 2,617 2,319 2,493 2,612 *2,414 2,828 GA : 25,787 25,203 24,965 24,783 *25,699 25,878 MD : 6,644 6,893 6,129 6,304 *6,060 5,942 MS : 14,821 15,413 15,293 14,623 15,148 15,250 NC : 13,709 13,893 14,221 13,745 14,463 14,037 PA : 2,839 2,801 2,777 *2,741 *2,641 2,705 SC : 3,874 3,868 3,759 4,124 3,237 3,624 TX : 10,426 10,688 10,736 10,626 10,586 10,650 VA : 5,633 5,604 5,369 5,385 *5,119 5,308 CA, TN, & WV : 9,310 9,702 10,544 10,494 *9,639 9,995 : 15 State Total: 146,092 146,241 146,244 *142,819 *145,520 144,464 : Previous Year : 142,518 142,002 141,004 140,750 140,207 142,649 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 103 104 101 104 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.