Broiler Hatchery National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 19, 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 4 Percent Commercial hatcheries in the 15-State weekly program set in incubators 184 million eggs during the week ending May 15, 1999. This was up 4 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the 15-State weekly program placed 147 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 15, 1999. Placements were up 3 percent from the comparable week in 1998. Cumulative placements from January 3, 1999, through May 15, 1999 were 2.74 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 26, 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 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,671 27,627 27,402 27,573 27,336 27,472 AR : 30,213 30,379 30,543 30,227 30,401 30,700 DE : 4,716 4,773 4,692 4,380 *4,714 4,628 FL : 3,049 2,870 2,706 2,569 2,769 2,768 GA : 31,800 32,003 31,669 31,574 *31,802 32,132 MD : 8,951 8,990 8,962 8,885 *8,906 8,903 MS : 18,534 18,292 *18,277 18,479 18,505 18,655 NC : 18,460 18,112 18,460 18,340 17,901 18,764 PA : 3,789 3,607 3,635 3,650 3,752 3,762 SC : 4,863 4,787 4,864 4,866 4,982 4,835 TX : *13,830 13,808 13,826 *13,815 *13,849 13,699 VA : 6,584 6,597 6,622 6,732 6,596 6,738 CA, TN, & WV : 11,245 11,575 11,774 11,987 *11,115 11,267 : 15 State Total:*183,705 183,420 *183,432 *183,077 *182,628 184,323 : Previous Year : 177,209 175,023 176,655 177,048 177,315 177,709 : Pct. of Prev. : 104 105 104 103 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,025 20,246 19,934 20,472 20,751 19,963 AR : 23,223 24,774 22,443 25,160 23,420 24,533 DE : 5,134 5,494 5,858 5,543 *4,969 5,195 FL : 2,612 2,414 2,828 *2,652 *2,188 2,585 GA : 24,783 25,699 25,865 25,265 *25,229 25,259 MD : 6,304 6,060 6,306 5,442 *6,626 6,410 MS : 14,623 15,148 15,250 15,481 15,046 14,996 NC : 13,745 14,463 14,037 14,411 13,972 14,385 PA : 2,741 2,641 2,715 2,752 *2,646 2,765 SC : 4,124 3,237 3,624 3,366 4,676 4,199 TX : *10,627 *10,587 *10,653 *10,660 *10,845 10,626 VA : 5,385 5,119 5,308 6,089 5,515 5,555 CA, TN, & WV : 10,494 9,642 9,995 9,483 *10,296 10,354 : 15 State Total:*142,820 *145,524 *144,816 *146,776 *146,179 146,825 : Previous Year : 140,750 140,207 142,649 143,390 141,386 142,303 : Pct. of Prev. : 101 104 102 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised.