Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 5, 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 May 1, 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 2 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 1, 1999. Placements were up 2 percent from the comparable week in 1997. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through May 1, 1999 were 2.44 billion, up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier. * * * * * * * * The next "Broiler Hatchery" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on May 12, 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 (5-99) Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,343 27,604 27,671 27,627 *27,402 27,561 AR : 30,501 28,692 30,213 30,379 30,543 30,227 DE : 4,522 4,784 4,716 4,773 4,692 4,380 FL : 3,037 2,972 *2,999 2,820 2,656 2,569 GA : 31,976 31,895 31,800 32,003 *31,669 31,668 MD : 8,932 8,965 8,951 8,990 8,962 8,885 MS : 18,196 18,283 18,534 18,292 17,611 18,411 NC : 18,004 18,186 *18,460 18,236 18,460 18,340 PA : 3,364 3,773 3,789 3,607 *3,624 3,647 SC : 4,885 4,756 4,863 4,787 4,864 4,866 TX : 13,859 13,847 13,831 13,808 13,826 13,827 VA : 6,805 6,585 6,584 6,597 6,622 6,732 CA, TN, & WV : 11,477 11,536 11,245 *11,575 11,774 11,987 : 15 State Total: 182,901 181,878 *183,656 *183,494 *182,705 183,100 : Previous Year : 175,287 176,489 177,209 175,023 176,655 177,048 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 103 104 105 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,968 19,513 19,025 20,246 *19,934 20,469 AR : 24,299 24,847 23,223 24,774 22,443 25,128 DE : 4,590 5,598 5,134 5,494 5,858 5,634 FL : 2,319 2,493 2,612 2,414 2,828 2,783 GA : 25,203 24,965 24,783 25,699 *25,865 25,103 MD : 6,893 6,129 6,304 6,060 *6,306 5,351 MS : 15,413 15,293 14,623 15,148 15,250 15,482 NC : 13,893 14,221 13,745 14,463 14,037 14,411 PA : 2,801 2,777 2,741 2,641 *2,706 2,734 SC : 3,868 3,759 4,124 3,237 3,624 3,366 TX : 10,688 10,736 10,626 10,586 10,650 10,659 VA : 5,604 5,369 5,385 5,119 5,308 6,089 CA, TN, & WV : 9,702 10,544 10,494 *9,642 9,995 9,483 : 15 State Total: 146,241 146,244 142,819 *145,523 *144,804 146,692 : Previous Year : 142,002 141,004 140,750 140,207 142,649 143,390 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 104 101 104 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.