Pou 2-2 (5-99) Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 12, 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 8, 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 146 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 1, 1999. Placements were up 4 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through May 8, 1999 were 2.59 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 19, 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 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,604 27,671 27,627 27,402 *27,573 27,336 AR : 28,692 30,213 30,379 30,543 30,227 30,401 DE : 4,784 4,716 4,773 4,692 4,380 4,746 FL : 2,972 *3,049 *2,870 *2,706 2,569 2,769 GA : 31,895 31,800 32,003 31,669 *31,574 31,844 MD : 8,965 8,951 8,990 8,962 8,885 8,966 MS : 18,283 18,534 18,292 17,611 *18,479 18,505 NC : 18,186 18,460 *18,112 18,460 18,340 17,901 PA : 3,773 3,789 3,607 *3,635 *3,650 3,752 SC : 4,756 4,863 4,787 4,864 4,866 4,982 TX : 13,847 13,831 13,808 13,826 13,827 13,861 VA : 6,585 6,584 6,597 6,622 6,732 6,596 CA, TN, & WV : 11,536 11,245 11,575 11,774 11,987 11,537 : 15 State Total: 181,878 *183,706 *183,420 *182,766 *183,089 183,196 : Previous Year : 176,489 177,209 175,023 176,655 177,048 177,315 : Pct. of Prev. : 103 104 105 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,513 19,025 20,246 19,934 *20,472 20,751 AR : 24,847 23,223 24,774 22,443 *25,160 23,420 DE : 5,598 5,134 5,494 5,858 *5,543 5,214 FL : 2,493 2,612 2,414 2,828 2,783 2,484 GA : 24,965 24,783 25,699 25,865 *25,265 25,197 MD : 6,129 6,304 6,060 6,306 *5,442 6,360 MS : 15,293 14,623 15,148 15,250 *15,481 15,046 NC : 14,221 13,745 14,463 14,037 14,411 13,972 PA : 2,777 2,741 2,641 *2,715 *2,752 2,654 SC : 3,759 4,124 3,237 3,624 3,366 4,676 TX : 10,736 10,626 10,586 10,650 10,659 10,765 VA : 5,369 5,385 5,119 5,308 6,089 5,515 CA, TN, & WV : 10,544 10,494 9,642 9,995 9,483 10,294 : 15 State Total: 146,244 142,819 145,523 *144,813 *146,906 146,348 : Previous Year : 141,004 140,750 140,207 142,649 143,390 141,386 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 101 104 102 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.